The Policy Workshop on International Migration in Asia and the Pacific was held at Bangkok frcm 15 to 21 October 1985. It was organized by the United Nations Econcmic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with the financial support of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).

Statistics on international labour migration frcm the ESCAP region are quite incomplete. Even total annual flows or stocks of migrants are not known accurately and more detailed information, such as the number of return migrants or the number migrating again to the Middle East, is lacking altogether in most countries.

The purpose of the Workshop was to bring together researchers and government policy makers in order to examine the issues noted above and to recommend feasible policies.