New! IOM Survey on the Profile of Egyptian Migrants returning from Libya
A recent IOM survey on the socio-economic profile of Egyptian migrants who have returned home due to the crisis in Libya has revealed that most of them need support to restart their lives in Egypt. The survey was based on a questionnaire distributed randomly to 1,283 Egyptians who were residing in Libya, during their evacuation from Tunisia and Misurata to Egypt, and a semi-structured focus group discussion organized by IOM in Fayoum with 27 Egyptians who had already returned to Fayoum Governorate. The survey confirmed that the crisis in Libya and resultant return migration to Egypt have had a negative impact upon vulnerable Egyptian families and communities; indeed, most respondents were semi-skilled adult males and 88 percent claimed to be single and/or primary breadwinners who were supporting dependents through remittances which have now been disrupted. Nonetheless, 1,048 returnees or 75% of respondents stated that their intention is to remain in Egypt and seek work or start-up businesses. Almost all those who preferred to remain in Egypt highlighted the support needed to restart their lives; in particular, returnees who voiced plans to start businesses requested support to access financial services. Assistance to start-up or reactivate businesses was largely preferred over additional education and training, as returnees prioritized activities that would generate more immediate access to income. Prior to the crisis, Libya was an importance source of employment for Egyptians, with 1 to 1.5 million Egyptians working in the country and sending home an estimated 33 million USD each year. The Egyptian Government estimates that 200,000 Egyptian migrant workers returned to Egypt.
IOM Survey on the Profile of Egyptian Migrants returning from Libya(English)
Egypt after January 25: Survey of Youth Migration Intentions
This nationally representative survey of 750 Egyptian youth aims to understand how Egyptian youth view the future of their country and to what extent the turmoil, reform and uncertainty that followed the January 25 events may have influenced positively or negatively their intention to migrate. After identifying the expectations of young Egyptians vis-à-vis the future of the country, the survey looks at whether their expectations result in more willingness to seek employment abroad.
Egypt after January 25: Survey of Youth Migration Intentions(English)
Migration Aspirations and Experiences of Egyptian Youth
This report examines Egyptian youth’s international migration intentions as well as past migration experience, both international and internal. While faced with challenges in terms of poverty, employment, socioeconomic development and exclusion, young Egyptians represent a vast potential that can represent a significant factor in the growth and development of the country as a whole. The survey shows that among all youth 15-29 years old, 18.4 per cent of youth reported to have migration aspirations, with significant differences across gender, education, place of residence and socio-economic background.
Migration Aspirations and Experiences of Egyptian Youth (English)
Backgrounder on Egyptian Migration to Libya
The estimated 330,000 to 1.5 million Egyptians in Libya remit up to 33 million USD every year. It is estimated that 147,800 Egyptian migrants returned from Libya via Tunisia and Sallum in February and March 2011. The implications for the Egyptian economy of the current crisis in Libya are significant. Egyptians working in Libya come predominantly from rural areas and Lower Egypt and the majority of them have completed only basic education.
Egyptian Migration to Libya(English) Egyptian Migration to Libya(Arabic) IOM Egypt Monthly Report - Libyan Humanitarian Emergency (March 2011)(English)
IOM Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the January 25 Events on Migrants in Cairo
This assessment highlights the challenges and concern that faced vulnerable migrants during the January, 25th events in Egypt. Lack of personal security came first among migrants’ worries, loss of employment as well as inability to access banking services presented as the factors that affected their livelihood the most. This assessment also studies migrants’ willingness to relocate out of Egypt due to the event either to their country of origin or to a third state.
IOM Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the January 25 Events on Migrants in Cairo(English)
Vulnerable Migrants in the Middle East
According to IOM’s 2010 World Migration Report, in 2010 the Middle East hosted an estimated 23.8 million migrants (around 11% of the total number of migrants in the world). This figure encompasses a number of people in the move including, but not limited to, labour migrants, temporary contractual workers, refugees and internally displaced people. A significant proportion of these mobile populations is subject to different forms of socio-economic vulnerabilities. Based on new fieldwork data from a number of countries, this series aims to provide in-depth description and analysis of major areas of vulnerabilities of migrant populations in different countries in the Middle East.
Migration Intentions of Iraqis Living in Egypt(English)
World Migration Report 2010 The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change
The 2010 World Migration Report focuses on identifying core capacities in key areas of migration management, raising key concepts and outlining important examples of existing practices in these areas. The second part of the report provides an overview of migration in the world today, from both the global perspective and through six regional chapters, drawn from the most up-to-date data.
Economic and Social Impacts of Remittances on Households: The Case of Pakistani Migrants Working in Saudi Arabia
Some 4.59 million Pakistani migrant workers are recorded to have gone abroad during the last three and a half decades. Saudi Arabia has been the destination of more than half of these workers. This study finds that the impact of remittances on both the economic status and the social status of the sampled households is remarkable. Remittances contribute to alleviate poverty, bring about qualitative change in children’s education and decreased instances of child labour, they improve housing facilities and enhance the involvement of the households in community development activities and local social organizations.
Economic and Social Impacts of Remittances on Households: The Case of Pakistani Migrants Working in Saudi Arabia (English)
Migration and Development in Egypt
These reports highlight the significant contribution of migration to the development of Egypt. 2.7 million Egyptian migrants have turned Egypt into the biggest recipient of remittances in the Middle East, by sending an estimated US $ 7.8 bn in 2009. 80% of the remittance receiving families was more concerned with utilizing remittances for meeting the daily needs of their families, while only 20% have decided to invest, with real estate being the primary choice for investment. The reports also find that Egyptian migrants are interested in contributing to the development of Egypt.
The Dynamics of the Egyptian Diaspora(English)(Arabic) Egyptian Entrepreneurs in Italy through the Global Crisis(English)(Arabic) Remittances and Investment Opportunities for Egyptian Migrants (English)(Arabic)
IOM Report on Intra-regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World
This report highlights how intra-regional labour mobility contributes to economic integration and development in the Arab region. It finds that 5.8 out of 13 million Arab migrants worldwide reside in the region and that for countries like Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, the total amount of remittances received from these expatriates are 40 to 190 percent higher than the revenues made from trade between these same countries and the rest of the region.
Remittance flows world wide have reached an estimated 305 billion US dollars in 2008 and, despite downward trends projected for 2009 and 2010, remittances will continue to represent one of the major contribution of migrants to the development of their countries of origin. One of the challenges associated with these growing migration flows is how to help maximize their benefits for countries of origin, countries of destination and for individual migrants themselves. In this fact-sheet, IOM details some of its recent work to help governments and migrants improve remittance services and enhance their development impact.
The Prospects of Assisted Voluntary Return among the Sudanese Population in Greater Cairo
This study looks at the prospects of assisted voluntary return among Sudanese migrants currently residing in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Its main objectives are to identify elements affecting the migration choices of Sudanese already residing in Egypt, especially their propensity to stay in Egypt, return to Sudan or move to a neighbouring country and to suggest components of a re-insertion programme that best suits the needs of potential returnees.
Pandemic Preparedness among Sudanese Migrants in Greater Cairo
This study looks at the perceptions and vulnerabilities of Sudanese migrants to an influenza pandemic in Egypt. Migrants’ limited access to health and non-health services in Egypt, as well as other factors, provide indication of the vulnerability of migrants, both in terms of prevention and actual protection during an influenza pandemic.
The IOM Handbook on Direct Assistance for Victims of Traffickingr
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has had 15 years of experience in implementing counter-trafficking activities and has provided assistance to over 20,000 victims of trafficking in all regions in the world. The Arabic version of IOM’s handbook was launched during the Regional Expert Group Meeting held in Cairo, under the patronage of H.E. the First Lady of Egypt Suzanne Mubarak. This handbook summarizes and systemizes IOM’s global experience and, given the contextual differences of the trafficking phenomenon worldwide, the Handbook is not meant to provide a single methodology for the provision of assistance to victims of trafficking, but to offer suggestions and guidance, based on IOM’s many years of experience.
The 2007 Publications Catalogue contains a list of publications of IOM headquarters and its field offices worldwide. Each title gives the reader an overview of the contents of the publication along with corresponding bibliographic details. An Order Form is attached at the back of the catalogue.
Migration is increasingly being acknowledged as an issue that needs a global approach and coordinated responses. States are not only discussing migration issues at the bilateral level, but also regionally and lately in global arenas. A commonly understood language is indispensable for such coordination and international cooperation to be successful. This glossary attempts to serve as a guide to the mire of terms and concepts in the migration field, in an effort to provide a useful tool to the furtherance of such international cooperation and the common understanding of migration issues
IOM/OSCE/ILO Handbook on Labour Migration – Mediterranean Edition
The aim of the Handbook is to assist States in their efforts to develop new policy approaches, solutions, and practical measures for better management of labour migration in countries of origin and of destination. It has been prepared primarily for use by decision-makers and practitioners in the OSCE area and countries served by IOM and ILO. It analyses effective policies and practices and draws upon examples from OSCE participating States as well as other countries that have considerable experience in this field.
IOM Lebanon Psychosocial Needs of Iraqis in Lebanon and Jordan
The assessment of psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon was conducted by November 2007 and January 2008, with the aim to assess the mental health and psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon, to investigate the services available to them, and plan interventions addressing their needs. The scheme of this assessment correlates four social indicators (housing, scholarization, employment and social life) and three phrases characterizing the adaption of Iraqis to the displacement and the new environment (impact, rebound and coping).
The IOM Human Trafficking brochure includes information on IOM’s approach to human trafficking, which are based on three principles: respect for human rights, the physical, social and mental well-being of individuals and sustainability through institutional capacity building of governments and civil society. The brochure also includes information on IOM’s vision, which includes protecting the trafficked, raising awareness on the issue and bringing justice to those who are trafficked. There is also information on how IOM participates in prevention, technical cooperation and direct assistance in the trafficking of persons internationally.
Attitude of Egyptian Youth Towards Migration to Europe
This 2006 study has two objectives. The first is to identify push factors of Egyptian youth towards migration to Europe, with a focus on irregular migration flows. The second objective is to gather information concerning the lack of awareness of potential migrants about irregular migration and migrants smuggling from Egypt. The study of the survey was males between ages 18-40 and approximately 1550 men were surveyed.
This 2003 study explores the character and dimension of migratory flows in Egypt. Contemporary Egyptian Migration represents a collection and elaboration on socioeconomic data coming from governmental, non-governmental, academic and non-academic sources. It aims to give a clear picture of migratory phenomena in Egypt in order to serve as a useful tool to further policy development.
Booklet on understanding gender-sensitive budgeting
The booklet has been developed to raise awareness and build capacity on gender-sensitive budgeting (GSB). It is not intended as a comprehensive document on GSB. Instead, it seeks to build understanding and to serve as a tool for any staff member likely to prepare budgets. It is our hope that it will contribute to raise awareness and help increase funding and commitments for gender mainstreaming.
The IOM General Information Folder provides a basic introduction to the organization, function and principles of the International Organization of Migration. It includes the following documents “IOM in Brief,” “4 Box Chart: Managing Migration, Main Areas,” “Members and Observers,” “Humanitarian Action in the New Century,” “IOM Offices,” “Publications,” “Order Form,” “IOM Facts and Figures” and “IOM Field Locations.”
The IOM Constitution begins with the preamble, which describes a brief history of IOM as well as a short introduction to its organization of member states. Chapter 1 outlines purposes and functions. Chapter II summarizes the rights and responsibilities of member states. Chapter III, IV, V and VI describes the function and structure of the three organs of IOM (the Council, the Executive Committee and the Administration). Chapter VII, VIII, IX and X are dedicated to matters of finance, legal status and miscellaneous provisions.
Transit Migration: Challenges in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon
This paper looks at the specificities of irregular and transit migration in four select Arab countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq in order to assess whether there is sufficient evidence of migrants transiting through the region towards Europe and other countries.
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
