Migration, Development and Poverty Reduction in Asia

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Earlier versions of the papers in this volume were presented at the "Regional Conferences on Migration and Development in Asia", held in Lanzhou, China, 14-16 March 2005. The conference, hosted by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. was organised by IOM and funded by Britain's Department for International Development (DFID).Though there has been incresing attention paid to the potential role migration can play in fostering development, most of that attention has tended to focus on international migration. Internal migration has been somewhat neglected but is also an extremely important policy area.One of the key aims of the Lanzhou conference was to identify more effective ways to enhance the benefits of internal migration for poverty reduction and development, and how this could be complemented by strategies to ensure that migrants have decent working conditions and access to health and social services. Contents : AcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionMaximizing the Benefits of Internal Migration for DevelopmentCountry PapersInternal Migration in China: Linking it to DevelopmentBangladesh : Internal Migrationm and Pro-Poor PolicyIndia: Internal Migration Links with Poverty and DevelopmentPakistan: Internal Migration and Poverty ReductionViet Nam:' Internal Migration: Opportunities and Challenges for DevelopmentTHEMATIC DOCUMENTATIONInternal Migration and Gender in AsiaInternal Migration of women and development in Sri LankaInternal Migration, Health and Social Protection BackgroundCase study : HIV/AIDS in South and North-East AsiaHelping Migration to Improve Livelihoods in China Vocational Training Development ofSmall Business and Agribusinss and Support for those Left BehindConference Report and Synthesis of Discussion