Indian professionals in Japan and Singapore: Migration trends, labor Integration and challenges (2021-2025) PI: Megha Wadhwa 

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This project explored the growing presence of Indian professionals in Japan and Singapore, examining the patterns of migration, the dynamics of workplace integration, and the challenges faced in adapting to new cultural and professional environments. By analyzing labor mobility, socio-economic contributions, and policy frameworks, it sheds light on how these skilled migrants are shaping—and being shaped by—the economies and societies of East and Southeast Asia. 

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This project was a part of a bigger project QuaMaFA - Qualification and Skill in Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. It was a four-year collaborative project that started in March 2021 and concluded in February 2025. It looked into different aspects of qualifications and skills in the process of migration. It was the brainchild of five women scholars –  Ruth Achenbach, Goethe University Frankfurt, (Project Leader),  Helena Hof, Max Planck Institute for the study of religious and ethnic diversity, Joohyun Justine Park, Goethe University Frankfurt,Aimi Muranaka, University of Duisburg-Essen, Megha Wadhwa, Free University of Berlin, The scholars used their regional expertise, academic experiences, and mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of skills in labour migration in major migrant-receiving market economies in (South)East Asia. 

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Wadhwa was also in charge of the film project of the whole project and directed and edited 8 short films and a 45-minute documentary - 'Home in the Making'. Additionally, for her individual project she created another 58-minute documentary - 'Finding their niche: Unheard stories of migrant women' that was screened in more than 30 locations around the world. 

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