Asian Social Science
Volume 10, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 186-196

A review on the trends and ethical issues of labour migration from Asia and the Pacific (Article) (Open Access)

Wangchuk D.* , Dhammasaccakarn W. , Jamtsho Y. , Dorji K.
  • a Jampeling Higher Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Kanglung, Trashigang, Bhutan
  • b Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • c Jampeling Higher Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Kanglung, Trashigang, Bhutan
  • d Jampeling Higher Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Kanglung, Trashigang, Bhutan

Abstract

Labour migration is a phenomenon, which is not motionless; rather, it amplifies rapidly particularly from superfluous labourer countries to the labourer scarce countries. In the midst of trade liberalization and globalization reshaping the world’s economy in toto, the labour migration has multiplied additionally. Labour migration has benefited both the sender and recipient countries. Most significantly, the remittances sent by migrants from overseas have contributed to the economic development of their countries of origin and the living standards of their families have improved progressively. Conversely, the increase in labour migration has founded numerous social problems that have threatened the safety of the migrants and their families back at home. Consequently, an instantaneous need has arisen for both sender and recipient countries to act collaboratively in formulating policies regarding the migrants’ intrinsic needs and therefore ensuring the sustainability of labour migration in the future. © Canadian Center of Science and Education.

Author Keywords

Migration Asia Pacific Labour remittances globalization

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84908347703&doi=10.5539%2fass.v10n21p186&partnerID=40&md5=a3f7ec7fbfd38e0b6ff7906ed5e6707d
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v10n21p186
ISSN: 19112017
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English