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20/01/25 10:36 AM IST

ILO report about international migrants

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  • 4th edition of ILO Global Estimates on International Migrants in the labour force Released .
Major Findings
  • In 2022, IMs made up 4.7% (167.7 million) of the global labour force, defined as both employed and unemployed (but available for work); over 30 million more than in 2013.
  • An estimated 155.6 million were employed and 12.1 million unemployed.
  • The share of IM men in the total employment for males globally was estimated at 4.7% and that of IM women at 4.4%.
  • However, between 2019-2022, the rate of growth dipped annually to less than 1%, influenced among other factors by the pandemic. 
  • A higher proportion of IM males were employed — 61.3% out of a total of 102.7 million.
  • Conversely, only 38.7% female IMs were employed out of a total of 64.9 million in 2022.
  • All the same, the number of women IMs has steadily risen ever since the ILO began compiling global estimates in 2015. 
  • At 74.9% (125.6 million), prime-age adult IM workers — those aged between 25 and 54 years, both men and women — constituted the largest majority of IM workers in the labour force in 2022.
  • Less than one out of 10 IMs were below 25. Way behind the above category, at 9.3% were young IM workers, aged between 15-24 years, numbering 15.5 million, in the global labour force.
  • IMs aged between 55-64 years were 12.5% and those above 65 at 3.4%. 
Host Countries
  • High-income countries absorbed the largest number of IMs, accounting for 68.4% (114 million people), in key sectors such as services, especially in the provision of care.
  • At about a quarter of this share, 17.4% (29.2 million), were distributed among upper-middle-income countries.
  • For an entire decade between 2013-2022, high-income and upper-middle-income countries have consistently remained primary destinations for IMs.
  • The share of IM workers in northern, southern and western Europe in the year 2022 was at 23.3%, increasing by less than one percentage point after 2013.
  • In Northern America on the other hand, the share of IMs in the labour force in 2022 was at 22.6%, a more than one percentage point decrease over the same decade.
  • The Arab states accounted for 13.3% of IM workers in 2022, down three percentage points over 2013.
  • A combination of ageing populations, growing demand in the care economy and greater economic opportunities means that high income countries will continue to remain attractive destinations for the bulk of IMs. 
Source- The Hindu

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