HISTORICAL FACTS: The international organization for migration - Caught on Camera

The hidden workforce Thailand needs

Most recent figures show that about three million of Thailand's four million foreign workers are Myanmar nationals. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated that about 4.1 million Myanmar nationals were living in Thailand in 2024, with 2.3 million officially registered by the Thai Ministry of Labour. Today, however, the…

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Could Central Asia help Europe address labour shortage concerns?

European labour shortages and legal migration systems were central topics at the Tashkent International Migration Forum, where officials came together for discussions and solutions.

Euronews · May 19

Deported Latino Migrants in Congo Say They Are Not Free to Leave, 'We Want to Go but They Won't Let Us'

According to Telemundo, the 15 deportees are staying at a property under a program run by the International Organization for Migration, a U.N.-affiliated agency. The organization declined to provide further details on the process or how long the migrants may remain in the country

Latin Times · Apr 23

Nearly 9,000 migrant deaths recorded last year by UN migration agency, real death toll likely higher

The International Organization for Migration recorded at least 8,938 migrant deaths in 2024

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Panama is Reportedly Holding Migrants in a Hotel After U.S. Deportation Flights: 'Only a Miracle Can Save Us'

A New York Times investigation shows the Panamanian government is holding migrants deported from the U.S. against their will in a hotel in Panama City.

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Port-au-Prince sees 'unprecedented' displacement as gang violence escalates

More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince in the space of just ten days this month, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Haitian capital is witnessing a spike in gang violence despite the presence of a multinational security mission.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 26, 2024

Bodies of 16 migrants recovered off Tunisia’s eastern coast

Samples have been taken to identify the bodies of the migrants and refugees ‘due to the extent of decomposition’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2024

Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

The U.N.'s migration agency says nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2024

‘I will die trying’: Gambian migrant deportees dream of return to Europe

People who took the ‘backway’ to EU countries and were sent home find few opportunities.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2024

Over 140 Cubans have died while trying to reach Florida in rafts this year, report shows

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is warning against taking the journey, highlighting the numerous perils involved

Latin Times · Sep 9, 2024