Migration to OECD countries continues to rise, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s annual report on migration movements and policies, International Migration Outlook 2007. About four million new immigrants entered OECD countries on a permanent basis in 2005, an increase of 10% from 2004.
Commenting on the figures, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría noted that international migration is one of the major issues in the global agenda.
“As with many other aspects of this agenda, the international mobility of people needs to be well managed, and sound policies designed and implemented,” he told a news briefing. “Migration is part of the solution for labour shortages and population ageing in OECD countries, but to take full advantage of it, effective integration policies are needed, in particular in the realms of education and the labour market.”
The following is the full text of Mr. Gurría’s prepared remarks:
One of the major issues in the global agenda is international migration. As with many other aspects of this agenda, the international mobility of people needs to be well managed, and sound policies designed and implemented. Migration is part of the solution for labour shortages and population ageing in OECD countries, but to take full advantage of it, effective integration policies are needed, in particular in the realms of education and the labour market.
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