Work migration and the mobility of labour is an increasingly common phenomenon in many regions of the world. Managing migration flows in a significant policy challenge for national governments and international organisations.

Ciett is convinced that the mobility of workers can provide essential competitive advantages, as it provides new employment opportunities for workers and helps companies to match demand and supply according to their specific needs. As professional HR service providers, private employment agencies support companies and workers in facilitating work mobility and desired labour migration.

Migration and work mobility should, however, not be achieved through a competition on the rights and working conditions of the workers. Ciett and its members are committed to achieve the best balance between the need for mobility and flexibility on the labour market on the one hand and the requirement to protect the rights of the workers on the other hand. National legislation and international standards in the field of employment and social policy provide the needed instruments to achieve this balance.

Whereas Ciett explicitly welcomes work migration which leads to improved opportunities for companies and workers, any form of illegal migration has to be addressed and effectively avoided by national and international policy instruments, as it regularly threatens the working conditions of migrant workers and does not provide competitive advantages for companies.