International migration (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Comparative Study
International labour migration statistics in Asia: an appraisal.
"The present paper attempts a critical review of the data systems of seven major labour-exporting countries--Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand--which account for over 90 per cent of labour outflows from Asia.... Data...are discussed under separate sections focusing on limitations as well as potential for further exploitation.... ⋯ This throws serious doubts on the appropriateness of official outmigration series for cross country comparison. Frequent changes in reporting procedures also make for discrete changes and spurious shifts in data which render trend analysis quite hazardous." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)