Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

     
Maximizing the Benefits of Internal Migration
for Development

Executive Summary

Main Patterns of Internal Migration in Asia 

Poverty and Internal Migration 

Policy and Programmatic Approaches
and Good Practice

Research Needs and Means of Information
Sharing 

Conclusions

Country Papers

Internal Migration in China: Linking it
to Development

Introduction 

Migration: its causes, trends and patterns

Migration, poverty and development

Improving policies

Intervention in support of migrants:
good practices 

Key issues 

Challenges and policy considerations

Bangladesh: Internal Migration and
Pro-Poor Policy

Introduction 

Poverty-migration nexus 

Development policies and internal migration 

Mainstreaming internal migrants in the
process of development 

Policy tools to optimize benefits from
migration 

Future trends, policy challenges and key
research issues

India: Internal Migration Links with
Poverty and Development

Introduction

Migration trends and patterns

Profile of migrant workers

Migration, poverty and development
interlinkages

Government legislation and policies

Intervention in support of migrants: role
of non-governmental organizations

Policy issues and recommendations

Pakistan: Internal Migration and Poverty
Reduction

Migration and poverty: setting the context
for Pakistan

Poverty and migration: literature review

Data sources /definition of migration

Migration at a glance

Institutional insights

Current policy environment

Conclusions

Viet Nam: Internal Migration: Opportunities
and Challenges for Development

The trend and characteristics of internal
migration in Viet Nam

Emerging issues of internal migration

Policy recommendations

Thematic Documentation

Internal Migration and Gender in Asia

Definition of a gender-specific approach in
internal migration

Why is the gender-specific approach essential
tointernal migration and development?

Existing data and indicators

Approaches and policies

Gaps

Questions

Internal migration of women and development
in Sri Lanka

Introduction

Gender dimension

Sources of data and methodology

Internal migration of females

Women in development

Conclusion

Internal Migration, Health and Social Protection

Background

Environment of vulnerability and migrant
health concerns

Migrant employment, living conditions
and health risks

Migrant vulnerability and risk

Abuse and exploitation of women

Psychosocial needs and mental health

Responses and programme gaps

Programme examples

Gaps in migrant health programmes

Effects of stigma and discrimination
on migrant health programmes

Investing in migrant health

Case study: HIV/AIDS in South and
North-East Asia

Background

Health and migration

Country overviews

Major findings of the seven-country study

Overriding principles that need to be adhered to in
policy/programme development

Health and social protection/China case study

Overall conclusions

Helping Migration to Improve Livelihoods in China:
Vocational Training,Development of Small Businesses
and Agribusiness and Support for those Left Behind

Education and training for rural people and
rural labour migrants

County seat and small city expansion

Diversified agricultural production
and agro-industries

Help for the left-behinds (the elderly)
Conclusion

Conference Report and Synthesis of Discussions

A review of the main key note and
country presentations

Synthesis of the Workshops

Conference general recommendations