Labor

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Why Colombia Granted Full Rights to its 1.7 Million Venezuelans, and What Comes Next
Stephanie López Villamil
and
Helen Dempster
January 26, 2021
The Government of Colombia has been incredibly generous towards this population, enacting several rounds of work permits which granted the right to work, move, and formalize their status. They should be celebrated for these moves, while supported to overcome the remaining constraints to full economi...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Probably Not Mark the End of the Kafala System in the Gulf
Rebekah Smith
and
Cassandra Zimmer
October 28, 2020
Infamously, the system has led to the exploitation and abuse of migrants. While reforms are coming—be it incrementally—the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the kafala system’s weakness and caused many to question whether it will mark the end of the system altogether.
REPORTS
Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce
Rebekah Smith
and
Farah Hani
June 26, 2020
LaMP aims to be the first organization that actively works to increase rights-respecting labor mobility, ensuring that workers can access employment opportunities abroad. The long-term goal is to plug labor market gaps in OECD countries while unlocking billions in ...
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Introducing a New Approach to Labor Mobility
Rebekah Smith
June 26, 2020
Today we launch the working group’s final report, “Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce,”  answering these questions.
POLICY PAPERS
Migrant Workers in the Tourism Industry: How has COVID-19 Affected Them, and What Does the Future Hold?
Helen Dempster
and
Cassandra Zimmer
May 18, 2020
Governments around the world have closed borders and businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. These measures have had a devastating effect on the tourism industry, cutting travel by 25 percent and costing more than 100 million jobs.
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Flatten the Curve without Flattening the Economy: How to Stop COVID-19 from Causing Another Catastrophe for Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Lorcan Clarke et al.
April 06, 2020
Dozens of low- and middle-countries (LMICs) have now implemented stringent policies to slow the spread of COVID-19 in communities, in an effort to flattern the curve. Yet flattening the curve comes at a cost–it also flattens the economy
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Introducing an Outcomes-Based Migrant Welfare Fund
Rebekah Smith
and
Richard Johnson
January 16, 2020
Current migration systems encourage migrants to take on debt and service providers to behave poorly, undermining the development impact of labor mobility. We propose a Migrant Welfare Fund that partners with impact investors to pay service providers for outcomes in connecting migrants to jobs, creat...