CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN ASIA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS

The document outlines a partnership between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to explore how environmental stressors drive international labour migration in Asia and increase vulnerability to forced labour. It highlights that sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and construction are both drivers of environmental destruction and sites of migrant exploitation. The project's second phase focuses on agricultural labour supply chains in specific corridors—Cambodia and Myanmar to Thailand, and Bangladesh and Indonesia to Malaysia—to inform policymakers and businesses on protecting migrant workers and maximizing migration as an adaptation strategy.

• Climate change and environmental degradation increase the financial instability of vulnerable populations, which in turn raises the risk of migrants entering forced or bonded labour situations as they attempt to escape socio-environmental stressors.
• The fisheries, agriculture, forestry, and construction sectors are simultaneously affected by environmental degradation and contribute to it, while also being sectors where migrant workers frequently experience exploitation.
• There is a lack of integrated research connecting environmental changes in countries of origin with the occurrence of forced labour in destination countries across international migration corridors, leading to gaps in policy and implementation.

APA

Vigil, S. (n.d.). CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN ASIA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/flyer-crest-climate-change-environmental-degradation-and-international-labour-migration-in-asia-exploring-the-role-of-businesses-iom-sei.pdf

Chicago

Vigil, Sara. CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN ASIA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS. Stockholm Environment Institute, n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/flyer-crest-climate-change-environmental-degradation-and-international-labour-migration-in-asia-exploring-the-role-of-businesses-iom-sei.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{vigilndclimate, author = {Vigil, Sara}, title = {{CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN ASIA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/flyer-crest-climate-change-environmental-degradation-and-international-labour-migration-in-asia-exploring-the-role-of-businesses-iom-sei.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }