Migrant worker:
A person who is to be engaged, is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national.
Migrants in vulnerable situations:
Migrants who due to the circumstances are unable to effectively enjoy their human rights, are at increased risk of violations and abuse and who, accordingly, are entitled to call on a duty bearer’s heightened duty of care.
Migrant:
An umbrella term, not defined under international law, reflecting the common lay understanding of a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons. The term includes several well-defined legal categories of people, such as migrant workers; persons whose particular types of movements are legally defined, such as smuggled migrants; as well as those whose status or means of movement are not specifically defined under international law, such as international students.
Labour migration:
Movement of persons from one State to another, or within their own country of residence, for the purpose of employment.
Irregular migration:
Movement of persons that takes place outside the laws, regulations, or international agreements governing the entry into or exit from the State of origin, transit or destination.
IOM/IPL Migrant Integration Index:
: The Index is based on a multi-dimensional understanding of integration looking at the psychological, navigational, economic, social, linguistic, and political knowledge and capacities of migrants to establish themselves in their new communities.
Integration::
The two-way process of mutual adaptation between migrants and the societies in which they live, whereby migrants are incorporated into the social, economic, cultural and political life of the receiving community. It entails a set of joint responsibilities for migrants and communities and incorporates other related notions such as social inclusion and social cohesion. Reintegration is defined as the process allowing persons to reestablish economic, social, and psychosocial bonds, necessary to fend for themselves and preserve their livelihoods, dignity and inclusion in citizen life.
Immigration:
From the perspective of the country of arrival, the act of moving into a country other than one’s country of nationality or usual residence, so that the country of destination effectively becomes his or her new country of usual residence.
Gender perspective:
The gender perspective or gender approach is an analysis that looks at the impact of gender on people's opportunities, social roles and interactions. Therein, the existence of inequalities between different genders is recognized, resulting from the cultural assignment of symbols, values and practices regarding bodily sexual differences (real or perceived). These inequalities are related to asymmetric power structures that place men and the masculine in a privileged position, and women and the feminine in a position of subordination.
Gender mainstreaming:
A strategy to assess the implications of gender in all interventions, including policies, programmes or legislation, ensuring that gender concerns and experiences are comprehensively considered in the design, formulation, implementation, analysis and monitoring of interventions.
