labor mobility

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Including Immigrants is Good Policy Not Just During the Pandemic, but Afterwards Too
Thomas Ginn
and
Janeen Madan Keller
June 29, 2020
Inclusive policy changes spurred by COVID-19 have so far been limited and temporary, but as governments chart a path to recovery, immigrants and citizens alike would benefit from their extension well beyond the pandemic. This blog highlights two areas—access to the labor market and healthcare—w...
REPORTS
Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce
Rebekah Smith
and
Farah Hani
June 26, 2020
LaMP aims to be the first organization that actively works to increase rights-respecting labor mobility, ensuring that workers can access employment opportunities abroad. The long-term goal is to plug labor market gaps in OECD countries while unlocking billions in ...
Blog Post
Introducing a New Approach to Labor Mobility
Rebekah Smith
June 26, 2020
Today we launch the working group’s final report, “Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce,”  answering these questions.
Blog Post
Saudi Arabia Could Rewrite Its Record on Labor Mobility by Ending Kafala
Rebekah Smith
March 03, 2020
Saudi Arabia, for decades, has been a symbol of the dangers facing migrants, while simultaneously being responsible for vast poverty reduction in migrant families. 
Expanding Labor Market Access for Refugees and Forced Migrants Advisory Group - Member Biographies
January 30, 2020
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Introducing an Outcomes-Based Migrant Welfare Fund
Rebekah Smith
and
Richard Johnson
January 16, 2020
Current migration systems encourage migrants to take on debt and service providers to behave poorly, undermining the development impact of labor mobility. We propose a Migrant Welfare Fund that partners with impact investors to pay service providers for outcomes in connecting migrants to jobs, creat...
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New Ways to Support Refugees and Hosts
December 13, 2019
More than 25 million people around the world are refugees. Three quarters have been refugees for more than five years. We therefore need to move beyond short-term humanitarian assistance to medium- and long-term solutions. Learn more at /LetThemWork