An overview of the conference (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – A conference on implementing the global compactfor safe, orderly, and regular migration (GCM) was held in Ho Chi Minh City onDecember 4, after the first one on the theme took place successfully in Hanoiearlier this week.
The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry ofForeign Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM),attracting delegates from ministries, sectors, southern localities, and suchinternational organisations as IOM, the International Labour Organisation, andthe UN Women.
In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’sPeople’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau said that labourers of Vietnam in general andHCM City in particular have contributed to the development of many countriesand regions in the word through different forms of migration.
The GCM is an effort to manage migration effectively andreduce risks at a global level to make migration a driving force forcooperation and development among nations.
Launching a process of safe, orderly, and regular migrationwill help optimize the capacity of Vietnamese people in many places in theworld as well as facilitating the life of foreigners in Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung saidVietnam’s implementation plan for the GCM sets forth inclusive andcomprehensive solutions to current international migration issues, with genderand sustainable development matters taken into account.
This is a strong stride forward by Vietnam in internationalcooperation in migration, he said, demonstrating the country’s commitment toand sense of responsibility for maintaining and consolidating a transparent andsafe migration environment, for sustainable development.
The conference offered an opportunity to review themigration of Vietnamese workers to foreign countries, as well as Vietnam’smanagement in this regard, the official added.
Park Mi-hyung, Chief of Mission at IOM Vietnam, said Vietnamhas gained remarkable achievements in implementing the GCM and protectingmigrants.
According to her, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected globalmigration and migrants are the most affected.
The GCM is one of the helpful measures to help nations wellmanage post-pandemic migration and reduce impact of the pandemic.
Vietnam approved the GCM in December 2018. The PrimeMinister signed a decision on March 20, 2020 on the issuance of theimplementation plan, which puts forth such major tasks as promotingcommunications work, collecting information and data on internationalmigration, perfecting policies and laws, studying migration policies, andboosting international cooperation in the field./.
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