Migrant Inclusion in the Global North and South:Strategies for Sustainable Futures

Abstract

This descriptive paper is based on a desk review to unpack the opportunities and challenges that migrants face in constructing and maintaining meaningful lives in their transition and destination countries. The paper explores factors that affect inclusion and draws insights on the general and targeted support for migrants in their new environment. The findings show that migrants face challenges of being perceived deficient by most stakeholders in migration. Most strategies for inclusion do not factor migrants’ involvement and are often designed from the lens of the host governments and the organizations working with migrants. There is more focus on migrants’ experience in the destination countries than their experience during transition. It also emerged that migrants’ individual characteristics interact with factors in their new environment to affect inclusion. To achieve sustainable futures, the paper recommends interventions that focus on engagement of migrants as resourceful persons in development and enhance their opportunities for inclusion during transition and in the destination countries. JEL Classification: J610, Z18 Key words: Migrant inclusion, Sustainable futures, Technological Inclusion, Multicultural Inclusion, Educational Inclusion, Financial Inclusion

Factors and Causes of Migration Processes of Ukrainians: Gender Aspect

“…Migration decisions are influenced by various factors, including the desire to earn money and socioeconomic conditions in certain areas (Mallick, 2019 Migration processes involve reflexive and emotional aspects that are intertwined with economic, personal, or family challenges. It is common for migrants to be perceived as inferior in receiving countries (Chang´ach et al, 2022). The organization of migrants' lives is influenced by their location, which shapes their cultural habits and reflexive elaborations (Bell & Domecka, 2018).…”

“…Developing and engaging migrants as resourceful individuals and enhancing their skills and abilities for better employability is crucial. This not only benefits them but also contributes to the achievement of sustainable development goals (Chang´ach et al, 2022). Migrants should maintain a positive attitude towards the services provided to them during their stay in the host country (Olido et al, 2022).…”