William Lacy Swing, Iom Director-general:
Migration Is Not A Problem To Be Solved, It Is A Reality To Be Managed
With the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community, 10 Southeast Asian countries will soon face a freer flow of labor. This was one of the topics discussed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia last week, where human mobility was seen as essential for the success of overall development. "I think we need to start from the supposition that migration is a positive force and a major agent for development," said Ambassador William Lacy Swing, director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), who also co-chaired the global forum in Jakarta last week.
April 28, 2015
With the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community, 10 Southeast Asian countries will soon face a freer flow of labor. This was one of the topics discussed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia last week, where human mobility was seen as essential for the success of overall development. "I think we need to start from the supposition that migration is a positive force and a major agent for development," said Ambassador William Lacy Swing, director-
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