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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.coverage.spatialAsia
dc.coverage.spatialLatin America
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:03:47Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:03:47Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.otherOP023
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8237
dc.descriptionIncreased migration is one of the most visible and significant aspects of globalisation: growing numbers of people move within countries and across borders, looking for better employment opportunities and better lifestyles. Although migration is usually seen as problematic, it contributes to sustainable development. For households in poor areas, remittances improve security and, with the support of appropriate policies, can contribute to local economic growth. In industrial countries with ageing populations, migrant workers are an increasingly important part of the labour force and support national welfare systems. National and international policies need to reflect the contribution of migration to sustainable development, and to explicitly protect the rights of migrants which are all too often ignored in attempts to curb their movement.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUNEP
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subject.classificationClimate Change
dc.subject.classificationEcosystem Management
dc.subject.classificationEnvironment Under Review
dc.titleThe links between migration, globalisation and sustainable development
dc.typeReports, Books and Booklets
wd.identifier.old-id2077
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000042
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046


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