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  • Remittances to Developing Countries Decline for Second Consecutive Year
    WASHINGTON, April 21, 2017 – Remittances to developing countries fell for a second consecutive year in 2016, a trend not seen in three decades, says the latest edition of the Migration and Development...
    Date: April 21, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • China: Skills Training for Rural Migrants Makes a Big Difference
    Anhui, China – Agriculture jobs have been declining for years in China due to increases in agricultural productivity.  At the same time, the dynamic urban economy has generated great demands for labor....
    Date: August 7, 2015 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • New Skills and Job Opportunities for China’s Rural Migrants
    In the past few years, China has seen millions of rural workers migrating to cities seeking employment. Numbers reached 269 million in 2013 – a figure that is expected to rise progressively in the foreseeable...
    Date: September 1, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Debunking the Myths of Global Migration
    Rates of global migration remain at historically low levels, with migrants making up less than 3 percent of the world’s population according to the latest available data. These low rates persist despite...
    Date: November 12, 2013 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Philippines: Coalition for Reforms Could Speed Up Creation of More and Better Jobs – World Bank
    MANILA, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 – The Philippines today has a great window of opportunity to deepen reforms that will put the country on an irreversible path towards inclusive growth – one that generates more...
    Date: September 12, 2013 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Providing Services to Rural Migrant Workers in China
    Every year in China, millions of rural residents migrate to cities for work. But when they do, many of them end up living in shantytowns. They lack the skills needed so they can make a decent living. Accessing...
    Date: July 22, 2013 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Project Signing: Promoting Safe Migration for Bangladeshi Workers
    DHAKA, June 21, 2013 — The Word Bank signed a $2.58 million grant agreement with BRAC today to implement a pilot project on Safe Migration for Bangladeshi Workers, with the objective of reducing vulnerability...
    Date: June 21, 2013 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • World Bank A Catalyst for Labor Migration Discussions
    Ten million migrant workers are on the move every year in the Commonwealth of Independent States1, most of them to Russia. That is why labor migration is one of the important issues on the development...
    Date: April 4, 2011 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Migrant’s Story a Tale of Giving Back to Africa, Host Country
    WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011—Twenty years ago Yanga Dijiba boarded a flight bound to the United States from N'Djili airport in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dijiba, who has not...
    Date: March 30, 2011 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Nepal and the World Bank: Four Decades of Development Partnerships
    The World Bank Group has been a development partner in Nepal for the past four decades, providing financing, technical assistance and advice. Over the years, the Bank’s support has evolved in focus and...
    Date: February 2, 2011 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Migration Closes Gender Gap, Brings Other Social, Health Gains
    July 9, 2007— International migration not only reduces poverty in the poorer nations where most journeys begin, but can generate a range of generally positive social and health effects in the home countries,...
    Date: July 9, 2007 Type: Feature Story Language: English