This document summarizes the results of the research that was carried out in El Salvador, based on an in-depth analysis of the components of labor market information systems, including the diverse vision of actors, both governments and workers' organizations and employers' organizations.

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Every year, thousands of people leave their homes in an attempt to forge a future that has become virtually unattainable in their countries of origin. Economic deprivation, lack of access to education and employment, structural violence, natural disasters and political instability have motivated people around the world, but mainly from Central American countries and Mexico, to seek a new life in the United States of America.

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Main findings of the survey carried out in Central America and Mexico. This survey aims to generate data for the analysis of the impact of COVID-19 in this population, which guide the response of the multiple actors involved in the health response, migration management and socio-economic recovery strategies.

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The Labor Market Study in the East of El Salvador was carried out as part of the Support for Migrant Youth Project in the East of El Salvador implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with funding from the Government of Japan in El Salvador.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of many migrants, raising serious concerns about the preservation of their well-being and rights. As El Salvador is a country of migrants, analysing the impact of the pandemic on livelihoods and well-being becomes relevant to its recovery. This document describes the main findings of the UNDP-IOM initiative to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households with migrants in the department of La Unión, specifically in the municipalities of La Unión, Santa Rosa de Lima and Pasaquina.

This report summarizes the results of surveys of 67 beneficiaries of IOM’s Assisted Voluntary Return Programme (AVR), assisted from May to July 2021. provides important information on the experiences of migrants in countries of destination and origin, as well as plans for re-migrating, their physical and mental health status, financial security, employment, physical security and any assistance received after their return. Programmes in Mexico and North Central American countries. No. 7

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The present report presents an overview of the regular mechanisms that allow labour migration in Mesoamerica, as important elements in national and regional migration governance structures.

This study was prepared in collaboration with the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM). It presents a contextualization of regularization programs and processes in North America, Central America and the Dominican Republic.

The environment governs life and all its forms by providing the conditions for the formation, adaptation and maintenance of individuals and communities. Thus, when sudden or gradual extreme events such as storms, earthquakes or drought, among others, exacerbated or not by climate change, the living conditions of populations suffer alterations that can force their members to leave their territories, affecting their sources and forms of social reproduction.