Migrants/Migration (legal)

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Iran energy shocks give rise to urban-to-rural migration in India

This photograph taken on February 14, 2026 shows wage-labourers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) waiting for their turn at a road-construction site at Balapur Dolkarpada village in Maharashtra's Palghar district. India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the last quarter of 2025 driven by solid consumer spending, data showed on February 27, using a new framework that calculates economic output more accurately.

At least 18 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast

Italy’s population stops shrinking after 12 years, thanks to migration

A view shows Milan's skyline during sunset in Milan, Italy, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

US Citizenship and Immigration Services resumes asylum claims after halt

The construction of a new section of the border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on the US-Mexico border, on Nov 18, 2025.

Migrant workers: Let’s not make them invisible again

Today, there are more than 1.2 million work permit holders on the island.

Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea

Japan to double residency period for foreigners seeking citizenship from April 1

Japan's Nationality Act also requires applicants to be a person of good conduct with adequate means of support in terms of assets or skills possessed by themselves, their spouse or relatives.

‘Return hubs’ for migrants clear EU Parliament hurdle

Migrants walk through the village of Kaloi Limenes, on the island of Crete, Greece, February 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis

Migrant workers hesitate to seek mental health support due to job loss fear, misconceptions: Study

Some respondents were also unaware of mental health services or believed such services would be too expensive, said the study.

Tunisia jails prominent migrant rights activist Saadia Mosbah to 8 years

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