Trends in International Migration 2003

This report analyses recent trends in migration movements and policies in all OECD member countries and in selected non-member countries and it includes a detailed description of the flows, the different channels of immigration and the diversity of nationalities involved. The reader will also find in this publication a special chapter on the regional dimension of migration flows;a case study which analyses the international mobility of healthprofessionals from and to South Africa and the associated risk of brain drain;detailed country notes on recent trends in migration flows and policies;and a statistical annex containing the latest data on foreign and foreign-born populations, foreign workers, migration flows and naturalisations.