The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has an international emigrant population of more than 21 million people who remitted US$112 billion to their home countries in 2013. The region also hosts more than 7 million migrant workers, mostly from other Asian countries. These migrant workers account for
International Migration and Development in South Asia
โ Scribed by Md Mizanur Rahman, Tan Tai Yong
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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