Migration and Remittances for Development in Asia

Currently, over 80 million people from Asia and the Pacific live and work outside of their countries of origin. Migration and remittances have both positive and negative effects. For the countries, remittances became an important source of foreign exchange. At the household level, remittances enable...

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Main Authors:	Asian Development Bank, World Bank
Format:	Book
Published:	Manila: Asian Development Bank 2018
Subjects:	REMITTANCES REMITTANCE CONTRACTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30443

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spelling	okr-10986-304432021-05-25T10:54:41Z Migration and Remittances for Development in Asia Asian Development Bank World Bank REMITTANCES REMITTANCE CONTRACTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MIGRANT LABOR Currently, over 80 million people from Asia and the Pacific live and work outside of their countries of origin. Migration and remittances have both positive and negative effects. For the countries, remittances became an important source of foreign exchange. At the household level, remittances enable families to spend more on education and health. However, migration also has a negative social impact, including the exploitation and abuse of workers. This report explores ways to enhance the welfare of migrant workers as well as ways to improve the productive investments of remittances to support the countries’ growth and development. 2018-09-25T20:09:35Z 2018-09-25T20:09:35Z 2018-05 Book 978-92-9261-128-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30443 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Manila: Asian Development Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Asia Oceania
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description	Currently, over 80 million people from Asia and the Pacific live and work outside of their countries of origin. Migration and remittances have both positive and negative effects. For the countries, remittances became an important source of foreign exchange. At the household level, remittances enable families to spend more on education and health. However, migration also has a negative social impact, including the exploitation and abuse of workers. This report explores ways to enhance the welfare of migrant workers as well as ways to improve the productive investments of remittances to support the countries’ growth and development.
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title	Migration and Remittances for Development in Asia
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Migration and Remittances for Development in Asia

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