Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan
Foreign labor markets offer an excellent opportunity to improve employment and income outcomes for a country’s workforce. However, if a sending country’s workforce abroad is overly concentrated in a few receiving markets, it runs the risk of becomi...
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okr-10986-292722021-05-25T09:10:52Z Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan Smith, Rebekah SWOT ANALYSIS TVET TECHNICAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET LABOR MIGRATION DEMOGRAPHICS Foreign labor markets offer an excellent opportunity to improve employment and income outcomes for a country’s workforce. However, if a sending country’s workforce abroad is overly concentrated in a few receiving markets, it runs the risk of becoming dependent on conditions within those markets for employment opportunities and remittances for its workforce. A more managed migration approach to select higher-income host countries promises higher and more regular levels of remittances per capita through more formal channels, with expectations of skill improvements upon departure and after return. Currently, Afghanistan’s workforce abroad is highly concentrated in Iran and Pakistan. This paper proposes a methodology for assessing potential expansion into new foreign labor markets, and applies said methodology to potential new labor markets for Afghan workers (including Malaysia, Europe, Australia, Central Asia, and Turkey, and expansion in Pakistan, Iran, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries). The findings indicate that GCC countries and Turkey are the most viable markets for absorbing Afghan workers in the coming years. 2018-01-30T21:14:19Z 2018-01-30T21:14:19Z 2018-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/588431516914789197/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-identifying-host-countries-for-managed-migration-from-Afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29272 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Afghanistan |
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Foreign labor markets offer an excellent
opportunity to improve employment and income outcomes for a
country’s workforce. However, if a sending country’s
workforce abroad is overly concentrated in a few receiving
markets, it runs the risk of becoming dependent on
conditions within those markets for employment opportunities
and remittances for its workforce. A more managed migration
approach to select higher-income host countries promises
higher and more regular levels of remittances per capita
through more formal channels, with expectations of skill
improvements upon departure and after return. Currently,
Afghanistan’s workforce abroad is highly concentrated in
Iran and Pakistan. This paper proposes a methodology for
assessing potential expansion into new foreign labor
markets, and applies said methodology to potential new labor
markets for Afghan workers (including Malaysia, Europe,
Australia, Central Asia, and Turkey, and expansion in
Pakistan, Iran, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
countries). The findings indicate that GCC countries and
Turkey are the most viable markets for absorbing Afghan
workers in the coming years. |
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Smith, Rebekah |
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Smith, Rebekah |
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Smith, Rebekah |
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan |
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan |
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan |
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan |
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Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan : Identifying Host Countries for Managed Migration from Afghanistan |
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managed labor migration in afghanistan : identifying host countries for managed migration from afghanistan |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/588431516914789197/Managed-labor-migration-in-Afghanistan-identifying-host-countries-for-managed-migration-from-Afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29272 |
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