Why it’s time to rethink migration - The World Economic Forum The demographic shift outlined in the World Bank’s World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies paints a stark picture High-income countries are ageing quickly The share of people over 65 — already at a record high of 19% in 2022 — is expected to reach 29% by midcentury In Korea, the most rapidly ageing country, the share of people over 80 will quadruple by 2050
Why migration is a model for sustainable development for all A greater alignment of migrant skills with the needs in destination countries A reduced reliance on ad hoc intermediaries, thus destroying the smuggling and trafficking business model A more sustainable development model that benefits migrants, countries of origin and destination
Migrants with a disability: 5 insights on an ‘invisible’ problem Labour market inclusion is a central issue for millions of migrants living with disabilities around the world Here are 5 insights to inform the design of inclusive policies for migrants with a disability
Migration benefits all of us. These stories show how In the last two years, international media has been full of stories of migrants and their hardships, accompanied by grim photographs splashed across their front pages The content is almost identical: bleak tales of migrants from war-torn countries entering Europe in search for a better life, and the challenges for both the migrants and the host countries
What’s the best policy to attract high-skilled migrants? Since high-skilled migrants are motivated to move internationally by myriad factors, the efficacy of nation states’ (high skill) immigration policies remain highly contested The lack of existing evidence is largely due to conceptual and methodological flaws and the paucity of adequate data
India has 139 million internal migrants. They must not be forgotten The Economic Survey of India 2017 estimates that the magnitude of inter-state migration in India was close to 9 million annually between 2011 and 2016, while Census 2011 pegs the total number of internal migrants in the country (accounting for inter- and intra-state movement) at a staggering 139 million