26 June, 2024

Local governments prepare to take a more active role in migration management

San José, Costa Rica, June 26, 2024 

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in coordination with the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM), held the II Regional Meeting on Capacity Building for Local Governments on Migration and Human Mobility in order to provide tools to strengthen the capacities of local governments to address migration in order to improve migration management from a comprehensive approach. 

25 August, 2023

IOM promotes cross-sectoral dialogue on ethical recruitment as key to guaranteeing rights of migrant workers

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA. 25 August 2023. As part of the “Program to Strengthen Ethical Recruitment Practices and Capacity Building for Relevant Actors” in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica, IOM completed a series of efforts focused on ethical recruitment, prevention of smuggling and trafficking of migrant workers, human rights and protection, and regulation of the hiring process in a cross-border migration context.
 

23 August, 2023

Governments from Central America and the Caribbean strengthen their capacity building and coordination for better management of labour migration in the region

PANAMA CITY, 23 August 2023. Member countries of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) participated this month in the "Workshop on labour market information systems and labour migration statistics" in Panama City. This event was followed by the "Workshop on the Construction of the Operational Plan of the Regional Action Plan on Labour Mobility" as a preparation for the implementation of the Regional Action Plan on Labour Mobility 2023 - 2027.