CHILDREN AND WOMEN LEFT BEHIND IN LABOUR SENDING COUNTRIES: AN APPRAISAL OF SOCIAL RISKS

Document type: Paper

The paper examines the project reports and the migration literature seeking to identify the links between permanent international migration and children’s rights in left-behind households. It focuses on the role of migration and remittances on improving the livelihoods of children in migrant households, and on broadening their capacities for full participation in society.

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Author / Editor / Organisation: 
Rosalia Cortes
Focus area: 
Mitigating the negative impact of migration on family members’ rights in countries of origin
Related countries: 
Global
Date published: 
2008
Publisher / Organisation: 
UNICEF

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Document link: 
http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/files/Children_and_women_left_behind(3).pdf
Document language: 
English
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