IOM report on Gallup World Poll data: The Many Faces of Global Migration

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) recently published the report 'The Many Faces of Global Migration', an introduction to what Gallup has unearthed by asking migrants and potential migrants worldwide about their lives. The data presented in this report are based on Gallup's ongoing World Poll surveys in more than 150 countries, territories and regions and more than 750,000 interviews since 2005. As such, these findings provide an unprecedented look at the different push-and-pull factors that influence migration, the experiences of those who desire to migrate to other countries permanently or temporarily for work, those who are planning to go, those who are preparing to go, those who have already left, and those who have returned home - and what this means for governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders.

The report can be downloaded through the IOM bookstore.

Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Gallup's continuous worldwide research
• Migration desire, plans and preparation
• Migration for temporary work: Reality versus desire
• Migration, development and temporary work
• Remittances and Financial help within countries
• Migration and the environment
• Migrants' personal well-being
• Personal gains and losses from migration
• Conclusion
• References

Publication Details
Year of Publication: 2011
Number of Pages: 76
Language: English
ISSN: 1607-33843
Volume/Number: 43
Format: Electronic copy, PDF File, 12 MB

This report is part of the December 2011/January 2012 issue of the bi-monthly journal on Migration Policy Practice, published jointly by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Eurasylum Ltd