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Although the problem victims relapsing in the hands of human trafficking is widely known, there is little information regarding the incidence, causes and consequences that produce it.
Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: English
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This document was prepared as a conceptual framework for the Second Meeting of the Ibero-American Forum on Migration and Development in San Salvador during 2010 and analyses the impact of the 2008 international economic crisis on progress and stagnation in migration legislation, the lack of…
Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish
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The Central American transmigration through Mexico began to generate interest during the last decades of the 20th century.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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Photographs from adolescents from the competicion "Zoom in on migration and development"
This paper provides a comparative study carried out in Austria, Belgium, Italy and the United States.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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The illegal removal of organs is one of the least known manifestations of human trafficking and has gained great importance in the discussions of the international community since the last decades, health professionals and in international and regional organizations, due to the worrying increase…
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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Traditionally, the female migration has been motivated by family reasons. However, today an increasing number of women are migrating independently in order to improve their employment and economic opportunities.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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What to do in the face of the vulnerable circumstances of the population and how to take advantage of the opportunities to solve the problem: This Conference was intended to draw the attention of public opinion and political circles to two issues: on the one hand, climate change, the degradation…
Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: Spanish
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