Davos Open Forum 2003 - Labour Wanted: Locals Preferred

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Open Forum - Labour Wanted: Locals Preferred
With growing economic integration and changing demographic trends, migration is putting pressure on national governments. Key actors in the labour market, such as businesses, want governments to facilitate the movement of people across national borders.
The agenda points are:
1) What are the implications of migration flows and their related risks?
2) What are the responsibilities of government and business in enhancing the integration of foreign workers?
3) How should society act to avoid the onset of racial intolerance?
A session in collaboration with the Swiss Red Cross
Wolfgang Auwärter-Kuhn, Chief Executive Officer, Kuhn Rikon, Switzerland
Daniel Biedermann, Director, Swiss Red Cross, Switzerland
Didier J. Cherpitel
Philip J. Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Global Union, Switzerland
Susan F. Martin, Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, USA
Brunson McKinley, Director-General, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva
Moderated by
Hannes Britschgi

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