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RP to join Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration
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Jul 4, 2008 - 3:23:59 AM

MANILA, July 5 (PNA) -- The Philippines is one of 24 nations that will participate in the first annual Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration (TFMI) in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 9-13.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said the forum is sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (or GMF) with support from the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Germany.

"Specifically, the initiative of the German Marshall Fund in the United States to organize the forum also demonstrates the global importance of migration, in which the Philippines continues to have a leading and productive part," he said.

Roque cited that in the first five months (January to May) of 2008 alone, some 516,466 documented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were deployed in more than 190 countries.

"Indeed, we hope that the forum under the historic context of the Marshall Plan, and within the ambit of the global community of nations in productively managing global migration, will contribute to the greater understanding of immigration and integration issues and promote effective bilateral cooperation," he said.