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Most stowaways die as the aircraft approaches its final destination | PHOTO: picture-alliance/dpa/H. McKay

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Fatal journeys: The realities behind travel as a stowaway passenger

One of the less common but most dangerous routes taken for the purposes of irregular migration is as a stowaway passenger on an aircraft. However, these journeys typically tend to result in one-way tickets to only one destination: death.

An image of the report. Credit: ILO-OCSE

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Migrants have positive impact on developing countries

According to a recent report released by the OECD and ILO, immigrants play a positive role in the economies of developing countries, which need to implement policies to maximize the economic impact of immigration.