IOM, China cooperate on trafficking
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International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General William Lacy Swing said on Tuesday that more cooperation is needed on migration issues between source, transit and destination countries.
The IOM will continue to partner with China to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking and protect the rights of migrant workers, Swing said at the launch of a migration cooperation project with China.
![William Lacy Swing, director-general of the International Organization for Migration, delivers a speech at the launch ceremony of the second phase of the Project on Capacity Building for Migration Management in China on Tuesday in Beijing. [Zhang Wei / China Daily]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110428/000cf1bdd03f0f2309f162.jpg "William Lacy Swing, director-general of the International Organization for Migration, delivers a speech at the launch ceremony of the second phase of the Project on Capacity Building for Migration Management in China on Tuesday in Beijing. [Zhang Wei / China Daily]") |
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William Lacy Swing, director-general of the International Organization for Migration, delivers a speech at the launch ceremony of the second phase of the Project on Capacity Building for Migration Management in China on Tuesday in Beijing. [Zhang Wei/China Daily] |
"This is a significant milestone in the IOM-China relationship and also reflects excellent cooperation between China and Europe," said Swing.
Chen Xu, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's department of international organizations and conferences, said China attaches great importance to the management of migrants and the protection of the rights of overseas Chinese nationals.
"Based on mutual respect, the Chinese government is willing to enhance cooperation with European nations in the field of migration, promote understanding of each other's migration policies, strengthen the management capacity of migration, continuously expand legal channels for Chinese and European personnel, and prevent and suppress illegal migration and human trafficking," Chen said.
Addressing illegal migration has been part of the European Union's common migration policy since its inception, said Minister Counselor Johan Cauwenbergh from the delegation of the EU to China.
Illegal migration includes individuals who enter the territory of a state illegally either through the use of forged travel documents or with the help of organized criminal networks of traffickers or smugglers.
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