For ASEAN, a collective regional migration policy would mean that duplicate processes and fees between sending and receiving countries are eradicated; recruitment agencies can be closely monitored using one transparent policy as the benchmark; low-skilled migrants who are the majority, will be protected; with one common system facilitating the smooth flow of migrants and eradicating …
China is ASEAN’s largest trading partner. It has heavily invested in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar via loans, businesses, infrastructure and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This has resulted in numerous jobs being created in the less developed ASEAN states. The BRI will also increase connectivity and open doors for potential ASEAN migrants in search …
What needs to be done and how it needs to be done are at two ends of the policy implementation spectrum. Much research is centred on the ‘what’ and is lacking in the ‘how’. A policy-maker will have to consider the interplay of several factors, as well as the probable practical social, cultural, economic and political …
Research is the basis of knowledge. Yet despite technological advancement and Globalisation 4.0, many areas of research lack substantial and credible data. There is a lack of investment in collecting and maintaining data. There is a lack of political will in enforcing the need for data. This trait is not exclusive to less developed economies. …
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