Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE Intra-Regional Movement of Labour in ASEAN and EU Manolo Abella ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

How comparable are EU and ASEAN?

Comparison can be made on basis of Historical evolution of migration Determinants and driving forces Institutions and Policy Framework

Important differences: Unlike the EU, “free movement of labour” is not a founding principle of ASEAN EU is faced with strong migration pressures from third countries, not ASEAN EU – welfare states vs ASEAN capitalism Differentials in levels of economic development much narrower in EU than in ASEAN

Movements within community

Movements within community and from third countries Third countries

Movements within community and from third countries Third countries

Immigrant Population in EU 15 by origin in 2004

Foreign LF in Selected EU Countries

Migrants from ASEAN Member Countries by Destination

Migrant population from one to another ASEAN Member State, 2006 (in 000)

EU Declining Labour Force

Population decline

ASEAN Demographic Situation percent of population over 65 and TFR

ASEAN Medical Workforce per 100,000 population

EU: Education of nationals vs non- EU nationals

EU Unemployment rates of nationals and non-nationals

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