The International Organization for Migration is opening a Labor Migration Center Friday in the South African town of Beitbridge, which shares a border with Zimbabwe. IOM says the center aims to promote safe and orderly labor migration between both countries by matching up seasonal migrant workers from Zimbabwe with commercial farms in South Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants cross the Limpopo River from Zimbabwe into South Africa every year in search of work. Many find jobs in the informal sector. But, their illegal status makes them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.
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