India and Philippines have discussed collaboration on the shared issues of mobility and migration on the sidelines of a forum being organised in New York.

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh met Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers of Philippines Hans Leo Cacdac on Monday.

"Pleased to meet H.E. Mr. Hans Leo Cacdac Secretary (Minister), Department of the Migrant Workers of Philippines. Discussed collaboration on the shared issues of mobility and migration," Singh said in a post on X.

Singh is leading India's delegation to the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) being organised under the UN General Assembly from May 4 to 8.

India is one of the world's largest sources of migrant workers, making such discussions significant for labour mobility and overseas employment.

The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement last week that Singh would deliver India's "national statement" at the Plenary session of the IMRF.

India will also organise and host a side-event highlighting its achievements in the area of digital innovations in migration governance.

The IMRF is an intergovernmental forum to review progress on a UN agreement on migration and how it links to wider sustainable development goals. It typically concludes with the adoption of a progress declaration. The first IMRF was held in 2022.

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