The different stages of the migration process bring specific risk factors that can generate psychosocial vulnerabilities that, when combined with other elements of risk such as pre-existing psychological, emotional and social vulnerabilities, can affect the well-being of migrants, their families and the communities of origin, transit or destination.

Illustrated children's book that recounts the migratory journey of the raggae band Talawa.

(Only available in SPANISH) The preparation of this guide has been motivated by the interest of the Directorate of Integration and Human Development (DIDH) of the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) of Costa Rica to have an agile instrument to guide the consular staff of the country, in the reference, assistance and repatriation of Costa Rican people who are in other countries of the world and who require support for their return to the country.

The IOM’s Regional Programme to Strengthen Capacities to Protect and Assist Vulnerable Migrants in Mesoamerica has undertaken a series of efforts to improve assistance to and protection of the rights of minors and women migrating in vulnerable conditions, victims of trafficking and sexual violence, refugees and asylum-seekers, extra continental migrants, and indigenous and LGBTI migrant populations, among others.

This publication offers an overview of the situation of the Costa Rican labor market and the distribution and dynamics of migrant workers residing in Costa Rica; as well as the degree of compliance with labor obligations for this population. In that sense, this text aims to constitute a valuable input for the strategic planning of labor and protection actions for migrant workers within the Costa Rican sphere.

The number of extraregional migrants in the Americas, both those who use regular means of entry and those who use irregular forms of migration, has been increasing in recent years.

This report seeks to complement the findings of the 2016 IOM report “Migrant flows with an irregular migration status from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean in Mesoamerica” updating its data and expanding the information available on the experiences and needs of extraregional migrants who travel through the region irregularly.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Regional Office for Central America, North America and the Caribbean presents this brief in order to highlight several key changes and trends in mobility and migration that have occurred during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief focuses on official statistics from January to August 2020, using data from 2019 as a reference. Most of the information is derived from official records published and maintained by governments in the region.

This document is available in Spanish.

Illustrated children's book that recounts the migratory journey of the raggae band Talawa.

The study delves into the social and labor characteristics of south-south labor migrations that occur in Central America and the Dominican Republic, with special emphasis on migratory flows between Central American countries. In particular, specific information is collected on the particular situation and conditions of migrant workers in the economic sectors of construction, domestic service and agriculture. It also analyzes the impacts that these flows have on the societies of origin and destination, as well as the main challenges and challenges posed by their administration.