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Manolo Abella, an economist, was formerly the Director of the International Migration Programme of the ILO in Geneva, and a member of COMPAS' Advisory Board.
He has been very actively involved in international effort to develop a multilateral framework for the management of labour migration and spent many years writing and rendering advice to governments on policies and best practices.
He is at present working on what various academic disciplines have to offer to improve the management of migration, and how this knowledge can best be organized for training of senior government officials.
Most recent publications:
Abella, M, P. Martin and C. Kuptsch, (2005) Managing Labour Migration in the 21st Century, Yale University Press.
Abella, M (2004) "The role of recruiters in labour migration" in International Migration Prospects and Policies in a Global Market, Douglas Massey and J. Edward Taylor (eds) IUSSP and Oxford University Press.
Abella, M (2003) "Driving forces in Asian Migration" in World Migration Report 2003, International Organization for Migration, Geneva.