DUSHANBE, December 14, Asia-Plus — A photo exhibition formally titled “Tajikistan: World of Labor Migrant” and timed to coincide with International Migrants Day will open in Dushanbe on December 18.
According to the mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Tajikistan, the exhibition will be held at the National Kamoliddin Behzod Museum. 53 photographs depicting various aspects of labor migration, the life of labor migrants and their families will be put on display in the upcoming exhibition.
The photo exhibition is organized jointly by the IOM mission in Tajikistan and the migration service of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) under financial support of the Government of Norway.
Labor migration plays an important role in Tajikistan’s economy, and has a strong impact on the livelihood of a large number of Tajik families and on the society at large. There are both positive and negative aspects of labor migration. Many labor migrants experience hardship on their journey to the destination country and while working abroad. On the other side they contribute to the economy in the destination country and remittances from labor migrants contribute considerably to the Tajik economy.
On December 4 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day. On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 120 member states, a further 19 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
