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The Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Secretariat General of the Andean Community (CAN) organized the Regional Meeting on Migration and Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru, on 22 March 2018. This meeting aimed to discuss some of the factors determining migration flows and their impact on the labour market in Latin American and Caribbean countries. It was also intended to review, compare, and characterize updated information on migration flows in the region that may be useful to the institutions responsible for making decisions in this area.