How to create the means for global labour mobility to be managed to
positive result in an increasingly globalized world will be a key
issue to be addressed by an international gathering organized by
IOM in Geneva next week.

Representatives from governments, the private sector, academia,
civil society and international organizations attending the meeting
on ‘Making Global Labour Mobility a Catalyst for Development'
on 8-9 October, will discuss how to better assess labour market
needs and labour force skills profiles; put in place needed
policies and structures to manage labour migration; the role of the
private sector and other stakeholders in making labour migration
work for development and the greater use of temporary and circular
migration policies to more effectively match labour supply and
demand.

The meeting, part of IOM's International Dialogue on Migration
which provides a forum for states and other stakeholders in the
migration world to exchange views and ideas on migration issues in
order to tackle pressing global migration issues, is the latest in
a series of events organized by IOM this year focusing on migration
management in the evolving global economy.

Among the more than 190 million estimated international migrants
in the world today, about half are workers representing different
skills levels in the labour force. Economic, demographic and other
disparities between the developed and developing worlds will ensure
that international labour migration will continue to rise in all
directions.

"Just as the world is seeking to realize the benefits of
international trade for development through increased availability
of affordable, quality goods and services, there is a similar
search to realize the full potential of labour mobility. But it is
important that this is done in safe and humane ways that bring
tangible dividends to all concerned," says IOM's Director of
Migration Policy, Research and Communications, Michele Klein
Solomon. "This meeting is another step in finding ways forward and
builds upon events including this summer's Global Forum on
Migration and Development."

The dialogue will be held at the World Meteorological
Organization and is open to all media. For background papers and an
agenda, please go to: "http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pid/1826">http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pid/1826

For further information, please contact:

Jemini Pandya

IOM Geneva

Tel: + 41 22 717 9486

E-mail: "mailto:jpandya@iom.int">jpandya@iom.int