The World Bank, the IMF and the World Bank

CONTEMPORARY THEMES
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Table of contents
1. Immigration.................................................................................................................................3
2. Corporal social responsibility......................................................................................................3
3. IMF and The World Bank............................................................................................................4
4. Ban the box..................................................................................................................................5
Reference List..................................................................................................................................6
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1. Immigration
Immigration is the movement of people internationally from one place to another, be it a state or
a country, of which they are not the natives or residents, migrating for the settlement of
employment and residence for permanence or either working as a foreign worker. Migrants or
immigrants can be refer to as the group of people crossing national borders from the country’s
perspective they are seeking to enter; and as emigrants from the perspective of the country they
are to leave. The process of migration features complexities and struggles, often a prolong travel
involving crisis and food shortage. Until 18th century mostly these immigrants were considered
by the natives of the country as ‘illegal’ or lowered to a demeaning status, abused, exploited, and
subjugated; victims of utter stereotyping and racism (Sirin et al. 2014). However, after
prolonging struggle of human activists in the contemporary era immigrants are granted ’legal
residents’ and’ respected status’ under the law worldwide. In the words of Francois Crepeau, it is
said that every state must give equal respect and opportunity and cannot escape the obligations
under international human rights law ensuring human rights of immigrants. The human rights
that follow certain moral principles and norms that are implemented for all individuals regardless
of one’s nation, religion, caste, color or any other status for the legal rights of independence and
rights and standard of behaviors. While some migrants reflect positive migration while others,
lack human rights significantly at the borders, which are looked forward by the Human Rights
Committees (Hollifield et al. 2014). Human rights based approach to immigration focuses
largely on migration policies and governance, paying attention to the disadvantaged groups
among migrants, stating obligation to fulfill respect and protection of every individual under
their jurisdiction.
2. Corporal social responsibility
Africa is tremendously resource enriched and has multiple opportunities to uplift the sustained
growth of the country following value added chain of manufacturing and mineral processing
towards uplifting the state of poverty and providing sustainability to millions of Africans
(Korschun et al. 2014). The importance of growing corporate social responsibility is relevant and
continuous in every country more specifically in the oil sectors of Africa for the social and
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