1. Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 Intra-Regional Movement of Labour in ASEAN and EU Manolo Abella ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

2. How comparable are EU and ASEAN?

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

4. 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

5. Movements within community

6. Movements within community and from third countries Third countries

7. Movements within community and from third countries Third countries

8. Immigrant Population in EU 15 by origin in 2004

9. Foreign LF in Selected EU Countries

10. Migrants from ASEAN Member Countries by Destination

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

12. EU Declining Labour Force

13. Population decline

14. ASEAN Demographic Situation percent of population over 65 and TFR

15. ASEAN Medical Workforce per 100,000 population

17. EU: Education of nationals vs non- EU nationals

18. EU Unemployment rates of nationals and non-nationals

19. Thank you ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Tel: 662 288 2243, Fax: 662 288 3062 E-mail: abella@ilo.org www.ilo.org/asia ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 Decent Work for All