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Remarks By Discussant: Situation Report On International Migration In South And South-West Asia 5 April 2012, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
Remarks By Discussant: Situation Report On International Migration In South And South-West Asia 5 April 2012, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
PIYASIRI WICKRAMASEKARA
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International Labour Migration: The Missing Link In Globalization, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
International Labour Migration: The Missing Link In Globalization, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
PIYASIRI WICKRAMASEKARA
The paper analyzes the linkages between globalization and international mobility of people and labour, and concludes that labour migration is the missing link in globalization. It highlights that recent trends in labour mobility across borders hardly match optimistic rhetoric on migration and development and transnationalism at the international level. This paper briefly reviews recent trends in international mobility, particularly of workers, and reviews evidence and causes of mounting barriers to mobility. It discusses the emerging areas of convergence and divergence on policy and institutional options to optimize migration of labour for the welfare of the global economy.
Diasporas And Development: Perspectives On Definitions And Contributions, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
Diasporas And Development: Perspectives On Definitions And Contributions, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
PIYASIRI WICKRAMASEKARA
The paper addresses an important aspect of the current migration and development debate - the role of diasporas and transnational communities as contributors to the development of their origin countries. He shows that diaspora definitions, estimates of diaspora numbers and conceptualising their contributions are very much inter-related.
In the first section, the author reviews different definitions of diasporas and transnational communities. He then provides some statistical information and estimates available on diaspora communities in different regions of the world with some discussion of their profiles. The diversity of the diaspora is examined in terms of age and skill profiles, length …