- The primary objective of signing this MoU is to create an opportunity for these two organizations to collaborate on a series of initiatives related to the safe, orderly, and regular migration of Indian skilled professionals and youth around the world.
- The IOM and CII will come together to provide dynamism to India’s migrant workforce that can meet the demands of the changing labor markets across the globe.
- IOM is a UN agency responsible for providing services related to the migration of refugees, internally displaced persons, and migrant workers.
- It was established in 1951 with its headquarters in Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland and the current Director General of the IOM is Antonio Vitorino.
- CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, and industry-led organization that was established in 1895 with its headquarters in New Delhi. The current chairperson of the CII is Chandrajit Banerjee.
- CII has also been driving for providing skill training in India and connecting them with the industries through the initiatives like the “Model Career Centres”, “Recruit-Train-Deploy”, and “Multi Skill Institutes”.
Question:
Q.1 Recently the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM- UN) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signed an MoU related to the migration of the workforce. Where is the headquarters of IOM- UN situated?a. New York
b. Brussels
c. Grand-Saconnex
d. Paris
