Tracking Migrant Workers Forecasting Cross-Border Flows

To what degree can our industry continue to rely on immigrant labor?‌ Countries with the easiest access and thriving economies tend to attract more lower-skilled migrants. However tighter immigration rules could limit the flow of immigrants to fill gaps in the labor forces of these countries. Table 1 below shows which countries have produced the most immigrants to the 13 countries that the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is assessing on behalf of TRSA (see pg. 6). Shaded cells indicate countries not likely to be their laundry worker sources (higher income than destination). Table 2 identifies countries more likely to produce ...

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