A Regional Conference

These are merely some suggestions for discussion, and no claim is made to having found any definitive solution. The question of migration in particular has been inadequately studied, although it has become a major factor in the relationship between the
Pacific Islands and New Zealand. Migrant labour in Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East has been the subject of intensive study, but the Pacific has been largely neglected. There is an urgent need for a regional meeting on the subject, not only to discuss the effects that are already becoming apparent, but to establish co-ordinated research and statistical criteria for the purpose of continuing assessment. This could be done in conjunction with the International Labour Organisation if any Pacific Govern-
ment or trade union movement requested it, and such co-operation with an international agency would provide experience and much useful material from other parts of the world.