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Migration: Leveraging Human Capital in the East Asia and Pacific Region

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T20:05:01Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T20:05:01Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-13
dc.description.abstractMigration in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is growing in importance, shaped by workers seeking opportunities abroad and governments implementing policies to meet skills needs and stimulate economic growth. Most migrants in the area are economic migrants, voluntarily moving abroad to pursue opportunities. The region’s diversity, encompassing varying income levels, demographic structures, and types and amounts of human capital formation, is a driver of migration within the area (intraregional migration), especially for low-skilled workers. Rapidly aging populations in the region are accelerating this movement, with traditionally closed but aging countries like Japan and Korea increasingly easing visa restrictions and expanding labor migration quotas to address labor shortages. Origin countries respond to this demand by creating official channels for workers to pursue opportunities abroad. Such economic migration offers benefits for migrants and the countries involved, though challenges remain such as irregular migration and weak labor protections in destination countries. Governments also continue to grapple with the distributional impacts of migration and their political consequences, both in origin and destination countries. These opportunities and challenges underscore the need for policies that enhance the net gains of migration and foster policy coordination and partnerships between origin and destination countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020325194013546/P1808481980daa0141a79615df3bf5c97c5
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42813
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42813
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDECENT WORK
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC MIGRANTS
dc.subjectAGING POPULATIONS
dc.titleMigrationen
dc.title.subtitleLeveraging Human Capital in the East Asia and Pacific Regionen
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okr.date.disclosure2025-02-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:57:22.312132Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-02-05T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.report197004
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020325194013546/pdf/P1808481980daa0141a79615df3bf5c97c5.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia
okr.region.geographicalOceania
okr.sectorFY17 - Public Administration - Social Protection
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)
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