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Migration and the labour market in Asia : recent trends and policies.
LIBRA HD8653.5 .M557 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor market--Asia.
- Labor market.
- Manpower policy--Asia.
- Manpower policy.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Asia--Economic conditions--1945-.
- Asia.
- Economic conditions.
- East Asia--Economic conditions.
- East Asia.
- Asia--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 412 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003.
- Summary:
- This report analyzes recent trends in migration movements and the policies governing them in Asia. The book reviews recent developments in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Tapei, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Statistics are presented concerning the inflow of foreign workers and their impact on the labor market, with an emphasis on the economic contribution immigrant workers make. Particular attention is given to human resource development and the mobility of skilled workers as they relate to economic globalization. There is no index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Background and major recent trends 9
- Highly skilled workers 11
- A brain drain? 12
- Unskilled workers 15
- Undocumented workers 16
- Migration policies 17
- Part I. The Movement of the Highly-skilled in Asia
- The Movement of the Highly-skilled in Asia: Present Situation and Future Prospect / Yasushi Iguchi 29
- Definition and scope of the highly-skilled (HS) 31
- Discussions on the policy related to the movement of HS 36
- International Migration of Highly Skilled Workers in Thailand / Yongyuth Chalamwong 51
- The old economy: bricks and mortar 51
- Thailand vs new economy in Asia: click and mortar 52
- Education and training in IT human resources 52
- Current situation of highly skilled workers 53
- Demand 53
- Immigrants 54
- Emigrants 54
- Emigration and immigration policies 55
- Policies of national cooperation and support 56
- Highly Skilled Asian Workers in the United States / Philip Martin 65
- H-1B program 66
- Whither H-1B? 66
- Policy implications 68
- Skilled Labour Mobility: Review of Issues and Evidence / the International Labour Office 71
- Linked processes: globalisation, trade in services, and skilled mobility 71
- Dimensions of highly-skilled migration 72
- What are the expected effects of the emigration of the highly-skilled? 72
- Briefs on country studies 73
- Summary of general findings from case studies 75
- Trends in major classes of skilled mobility 76
- Supplying transnational corporations and short-term labour shortages 76
- Impact of skilled emigrants on specific occupations 77
- Policy responses to highly skilled mobility 78
- What migration policies are needed in a global economy? 78
- GATS trade in services 80
- Development assistance and education 80
- Strengthening institutions and human rights 81
- Targeted economic development 81
- Part II. Country Studies
- Australia / Graeme Hugo 91
- Recent Situation of Economic Development and Migration Employment in China / Zhang Feng 185
- Hong Kong (China) / Stephen W.K. Chiu 193
- Foreign Workers in Chinese Taipei / Joseph S. Lee 225
- Indonesia / Tara Bakti Soeprobo 251
- Changes in Labour Market and International Migration under Rapid Economic Adjustment in Japan / Yasushi Iguchi 263
- Korea / Kil-Sang Yoo 303
- Economic Slowdown and its Impact on Cross-national Migration and Policy on Alien Employment in Malaysia / Azizah Kassim 325
- Recent Trends in Migration Movements and Policies: The Movement of Filipino Professionals and Managers / Stella P. Go 349
- Singapore / Mui Teng Yap 367
- Economic Stagnation, the Labour Market and International Migration in Thailand / Yongyuth Chalamwong 377
- International Migration of Highly Skilled Workers in Vietnam / Nguyen Xuan Nguyen 399.
- Notes:
- "The Japan Institute of Labour"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9264099859
- OCLC:
- 51682245
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