A new, inter-active training manual developed by IOM and the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to be
launched in Vienna this week aims to help governments, the private
sector and others to manage labour migration more effectively.

Although half of the world’s estimated 214 million
international migrants are workers, the absence of effective labour
migration management is not only seriously curtailing the benefits
that such a vast human resource can bring to the global economy but
is also exposing migrant workers to significant abuses.

The IOM-OSCE "Training Modules on Labour Migration Management
– Trainer’s Manual" gives all those who work on labour
migration in origin, transit and destination countries tested and
well-adapted tools allowing them to better manage the influx of
migrants who come and go for work in their respective
countries.

As a first step, the manual sets out specific challenges,
opportunities and issues that need to be addressed on labour
migration which in turn puts into context the need for developing
comprehensive policies and programmes necessary to protect migrant
workers and to enhance the development impact of well-managed
labour migration.

Composed of individual training modules that can work in
conjunction with each other or as stand-alones and which focus on
international migration law and on the development of migration
policies in both origin and destination countries, the manual
ensures effective cooperation between governments, employers and
the social sector including workers’ organizations, private
recruitment agencies and civil society.

"This cooperation will help governments to design suitable
labour migration policies and programs which in turn will help them
to respond to sudden changes in local labour markets, identify new
labour markets and practices as well as protect the rights of
migrant workers and their families," says Irena
Vojackova-Sollorano, IOM's Director of the Department of Migration
Management.

The step-by-step guidance for trainers capitalizes and builds
upon existing knowledge and talent on managing labour
migration.

"Having knowledgeable and competent trainers is essential to
generating well thought-out and more effective labour migration
management programmes and policies that facilitate humane and
orderly migration, which will at the same time contribute to more
security and stability within the OSCE region," says Goran
Svilanovic, Co-ordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental
Activities.

The manual, devised to be highly flexible and which complements
the IOM-OSCE-ILO Handbook on Establishing Effective Labour
Migration Policies, is available free-of-charge upon request to IOM
or the OSCE.

For further information, please contact:

Ricardo Cordero

IOM Geneva

Tel: + 41 22 717 9472

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