DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) press center reports that IOM United Kingdom Chief of Mission Clarissa Azkoul on March 2 joined former Labor Minister and Member of Parliament Dame Tessa Jowell, Colombian Ambassador Nestor Osorio and various money transfer operators at the launch of the first “World Money Transfer Day,” which will take place March 15, 2015.

World Money Transfer Day is expected to bring together members of the money transfer industry with diaspora community organizations as part of an effort to lower the global cost of remittances and raise consumer awareness of the choices available in a traditionally uncompetitive and non-transparent market.