Preliminary assessment of labour movement in the Arab region: background, perspectives and prospects

Birks, J. S., and Sinclair, C. A.,

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on labour shortage problems and dependency on immigration in capital-rich Arab country, analysing patterns and processes of labour mobility in the Middle East - assesses the implications for importing and for supplying countries, speculates on future trends in migration policy, and contributes to a WEP research project on migration and employment. References and statistical tables.

Keywords: labour shortage; immigration; labour mobility; trend; migration policy; WEP; research project; migration; employment; statistical table; pénurie de main-d'oeuvre; immigration; mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre; tendance; politique migratoire; PME; projet de recherche; migration; emploi; tableau statistique; escasez de mano de obra; inmigración; movilidad de la mano de obra; tendencia; política migratoria; PME; proyecto de investigación; migración; empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 pages
Date: 1977
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Published in World Employment Programme working paper. WEP 2-26, Migration for Employment Project

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