Pakistan, IOM look to align skills training with global labour demand

Pakistan and the International Organization for Migration have discussed how climate-linked movement, skill building and economic expansion could fit together. Mettis Global reported that the talks covered disaster readiness, secure and lawful migration routes and climate finance. The discussions took place during the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, where Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb met IOM Deputy Director-General SungAh Lee.

The two sides focused on strengthening disaster readiness through early-warning systems and data on population movement. They also considered matching training programmes with international labour demand and widening safe, regular migration routes. Aurangzeb underlined how overseas workers add to the economy and stressed the role of formal remittance routes, while both sides explored climate financing and capacity building for bankable projects.