Seychelles: ILO and IOM Organise Meeting in Seychelles to Address Influx of Migrant Workers

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Seychelles: ILO and IOM Organise Meeting in Seychelles to Address Influx of Migrant Workers

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' employment department is working on management practices to allow the country to enhance its capacity to systematically manage and regulate labour migration in the island nation.

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