Since March 24, 2020 the whole country witnessed the plight of migrant workers on whose back the urban world thrives. The coronavirus induced lockdown not only left them vulnerable but also made them face the inhumane behavior from the authorities. A conference was organized on 15 October 2020 by Centre for Indian Diaspora Studies (CIDS), […]
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On the 18th of December 2020, celebrating the International Migrants Day, Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT], Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM], Migrant Forum in Asia [MFA] and The Civil Society Action Committee [CSAC] held an online event under the theme Global Celebration of Our Rights and Our Struggle for Justice. The
Identifying Gaps in Migration Governance and Addressing the Impacts Read More »
A panel discussion on International Migration Day was organized together by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC) on 18th of December 2020. The main subject of this panel was on “Detention and Returns: Going Beyond
Role of Detention in Immigration Process and Lack of Alternatives to Detention Read More »
A series of panel discussions and other programmes on the International Migrants Day, 18th December, 2020, was jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), and The Civil Society Action Committee. A number of scholars and experts on migration
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) https://grfdt.com/, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) https://mfasia.org/, and Center for Research on North America (CISAN) http://www.cisan.unam.mx/ organized the International Conference (November 2- 5, 2020) where session in Spanish language was chaired by Prof. Adjani Tovar on November 3, 2020. Some of the crucial inputs from the presented
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The Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT],Migrant Forum in Asia[MFA] and Center for Research in North America [CISAN-UNAM] on the 2nd to 5th of November organized a joint International E-Conference on Migration, Diaspora, Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges. The conference was organized in different parallel sessions under different themes of discussion. Parallel
Dynamics of Migration and Security Read More »
Wage theft seems to be a trivialized concept, most popularly known as unpaid or underpaid wages. However, COVID-19 pandemic has transpired that wage theft exists and has so far impacted millions of migrant workers in destination countries. The intensity has severely increased amid pandemic as most of the migrant workers have experienced job loss or
Wage Theft Left Millions of Migrant Workers Financially Unstable and in Debt Bondage Read More »
Ms. Myrtle Witbooiis a South African labour activist who is currently working as the General secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU). She also plays the role of the first president of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), a global organization involving household and domestic workers. She was one of the key panellists during
“Migrants’ Voice is the voice of those suffering”: Myrtle Witbooi Read More »
The panel discussion on the Objective 15 of the Global Compact for Migration, ‘Provide access to basic services for migrants,’ was jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism , Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) ,Civil Society Action Committee(CSAC) and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA),which took place on 8th
Access to Basic Services: Where Migrant Rights Coincide with Human Rights Read More »
A panel discussion on the Objective 12 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), which aims to ‘strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral,’ was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA.), Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants(CCRM), and Civil
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