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Basic guide

Read our introduction to corruption and anti-corruption efforts in migration.

Research and policy agenda

Discover what U4 and others do to advance research and reduce corruption in migration.

Featured content

Beyond the work permit quotas: Corruption and other barriers to labour integration for Syrian refugees in Jordan

In 2016, the Jordanian government began issuing work permits for Syrian refugees in a new type of migration governance, which engendered practices of corruption and barriers to inclusive labour integration with important policy implications.

Resource from others

Role of corruption in mixed migration

U4 Helpdesk Answer

Literature review: corruption as a driver of migration

22 December 2015

Resource from U4 partners

The link between corruption and the causes of migration and forced displacement

Corruption and migrant returns

Corruption impacts migration programmes, but corruption control can have unintended outcomes. Find out which efforts may improve the quality of return and reintegration programmes.

From the blog

Blog
Corruption is absent from the UN ‘World of Debt‘ report
A recent UN report warns that external public debt engenders greater poverty and inequality. Yet, it fails to mention how corruption worsens this picture.
1 November 2023
Public financial management
Health
Public service delivery
Migration
Blog
Migration Research Comic-Con 2022: Lessons in storytelling for anti-corruption?
The Migration Research ‘comic-con’ was held at the UK's Royal Geographical Society to showcase research-based comics and graphic novels – and to help others to get creative in research and policy communication.
5 July 2022
Migration
Human rights

Latest publications

U4 Helpdesk Answer
Border corruption across the Western Balkans region
The Western Balkans' role as a transit hub for smuggling and trafficking increases the risk of border corruption driven by organised crime. However, national policies and regional cooperation are emerging to address the issue.
16 June 2025
Illicit financial flows
Migration
Human rights
U4 Issue
Beyond the work permit quotas: Corruption and other barriers to labour integration for Syrian refugees in Jordan
In 2016, the Jordanian government began issuing work permits for Syrian refugees in a new type of migration governance, which engendered practices of corruption and barriers to inclusive labour integration with important policy implications.
4 April 2019
Migration
U4 Brief
Corruption and migrant returns
Corruption impacts migration programmes, but corruption control can have unintended outcomes. Find out which efforts may improve the quality of return and reintegration programmes.
1 January 2018
Migration
U4 Helpdesk Answer
How could anti-corruption interventions tackling global corruption benefit the UK?
24 August 2016
Development cooperation
Migration
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Literature review: corruption as a driver of migration
22 December 2015
Migration

Further Resources

Resource from others
Role of corruption in mixed migration
11 July 2019
Resource from U4 partners
The link between corruption and the causes of migration and forced displacement
4 July 2018
Video
Gender, corruption and migration
Resource from others
Security in the Sahel: Corruption, insecurity and border control in Niger
3 September 2018

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