Human Rights / Migrant Rights General

ICMC publication on protection of boat people and other migrants arriving in Southern Europe

Date: 15/12/2011 - 18:57

MAYDAY!: the universal distress call, broadcast by those on ships or planes in mortal distress, and urgently in need of assistance. MAYDAY!: a call that often comes in vain. “With 1971 boatpeople having perished in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach European soil from North Africa, the year 2011 sets a sad record as the deadliest year for boatpeople,” said Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) member and rapporteur Tineke Strik at the end of a hearing organised by the PACE Migration Committee in Strasbourg, 30 November.

Les Subsahariens au Maroc réclament leurs droits

Date: 14/11/2011 - 09:17

Au départ, pays de transit pour les Subsahariens en partance pour l’Europe, le Maroc devient un pays d’immigration. Puisque le royaume ne respecte par leurs droits, ils s’unissent pour les défendre.

African Migration, Global Inequalities, and Human Rights: Connecting the Dots

Date: 19/10/2011 - 07:09

Migration from and within Africa, just like migration elsewhere in the world, often generates anti-immigrant sentiment and ignites heated public debate about the migration policies of the destination countries. These countries include South Africa as well as others outside the continent. The countries of origin are also keen to minimize losses through “brain drain” and to capture resources such as remittances. Increasingly, international organizations and human rights advocates have stressed the need to protect the interests of migrants themselves.

OAS Team to Tour Mexico on Migrants’ Rights Visit

Date: 15/07/2011 - 09:42

An Organization of American States delegation is scheduled to visit Mexico from July 25 to Aug. 2 to analyze the human rights situation of immigrants, most of them from Central America.

The delegation will be headed by the rapporteur for migrant workers and their families, Felipe Gonzalez; the executive-secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Santiago Canton; and attorney Alvaro Botero.

Indonesia: Travails Of Migrant Workers – Analysis

Date: 12/07/2011 - 09:50

The surprise execution of an Indonesian maid, Ruyati binti Sapubi, without the knowledge of the Indonesian government reflects the abominable state of migrant workers resulting from poverty in South and Southeast Asia. The inability of government to provide basic amenities to the people forces them to leave from their own country for an unknown and uncertain future. The outcry over Ruyati’s life and death highlights the problem of what is often dismissed as a private matter: the use and abuse of foreign domestic workers.

Migrant Workers' Rights in Lebanon: The Need for a New Mentality

Date: 01/07/2011 - 07:24

It is estimated that there are some 50 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide. The vast majority of these workers are young girls and women, and a large percentage of them are migrants. They serve as nannies, housekeepers, cooks, and caregivers who are most densely concentrated in the Middle East and Asia. Since they are often excluded from workers' and laborers' rights schemes, they often suffer from unpaid wages, excessive hours, little time off, and a high frequency of physical and sexual abuse, making them some of the most exploited workers in the world.

ASEAN urged to speed up talks on migrant worker protection

Date: 12/04/2011 - 07:48

Organizations gathered under the Taskforce on ASEAN Migrant Workers (TFAMW) group urged leaders in the region to address the issue of migrant workers by forming a regional framework this year that was legally binding on all ASEAN member states.

The call was one of nine recommendations made by the TFAMW-affiliated Indonesian Working Group on ASEAN Migrant Workers (IWGAMW) for the upcoming fourth meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) on April 11-12 in Jakarta.

South Korea: Migrant workers call for fairer treatment

Date: 21/03/2011 - 14:21

Migrant workers and organizations demanded the government and the Korean people change policies and perceptions discriminative against foreigners.

Dozens of migrant workers and civic group members made the demand at a press conference at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Monday.

Greece: Thematic Situation Report

Date: 10/03/2011 - 10:09

The Fundamental Rights Agency published a new report about the fundamental rights situation of persons entering Greece irregularly at its land border with Turkey. This report is based on field research in the Evros region in January 2011.

"The situation at the EU's external land border between Greece and Turkey constitutes a fundamental rights emergency. People, including pregnant women and families with small children, are held in inhumane conditions," FRA Director Morten Kjaerum commented.

From Bahrain to Malaysia: Mobilising to Defend Migrants Rights

Date: 26/01/2011 - 15:24

The Middle East is a dark zone for migrant workers’ rights, especially domestic workers. What concrete, on-the-ground initiatives are trade unions taking to defend their rights?

Reports from Bahrain, where trade unions are fighting alongside migrants and are managing to make headway, together with testimonies from Malaysia and India, where the ITUC is supporting projects for migrants as part of its international cooperation policy for Asia.

Download the report here

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