Legislation

No Way to Live: Alabama's Immigrant Law

Date: 17/12/2011 - 08:40

This 52-page report documents the effect of the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer Citizen and Protection Act, commonly known as HB 56, on unauthorized immigrants and their families, as well as the larger Alabama communities in which they live. It is based in part on first-hand accounts by 57 Alabama residents, including citizens and permanent residents, who reported abuse or discrimination under the law.

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Cambodia: Overhaul Protections for Migrant Domestic Workers

Date: 18/10/2011 - 07:27

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s proposed ban on sending domestic workers to Malaysia should be accompanied by a major overhaul in protections for these workers, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 14, 2011, Hun Sen promised an opposition lawmaker, Mu Sochua, to halt migration in the wake of repeated complaints of abuse during recruitment in Cambodia and employment in Malaysia.

Israel’s Cornered ‘Slaves’ Speak Out

Date: 25/05/2011 - 17:01

A new Israeli law that would bind migrant workers in nursing or care-giving professions to their employers is raising alarm amidst human rights groups and legal experts, who say that the law infringes upon the workers’ right to dignity and freedom.

The impact of changes to immigration rules on migrant workers who are already in the UK

Date: 21/04/2011 - 07:41

MRN's guest blogger Jamima Fagta writes about the care sector and the impact of changes to immigration rules when in 2007, the Home Office started refusing work permit extensions. As a result migrant care workers found themselves in vulnerable situation. A lot of them were deported, became unemployed or ended up in limbo.

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Laws Affect Employers Attitude Towards FDWs

Date: 18/12/2010 - 05:59

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 December 2010: On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, CARAM Asia and Tenaganita launched a research report on Malaysian and Hong Kong Employers’ Perception and Attitudes towards foreign domestic workers.

The report analyzed the opinion of over 260 employers of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) respectively in Hong Kong and Malaysia regarding their understanding about regulations, perceptions and attitudes towards FDWs, new regulations for FDWs and employers attitudes towards punitive measures against exploitative practices.

De migrant tussen wet en werkelijkheid

Date: 02/11/2010 - 14:50
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Date de début: 15/11/2010 - 00:00
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Lu, 15/11/2010

Burger is hij of zij die de wetten van het land naleeft. Maar wat wetten voorschrijven is één ding, de soms flexibele wijze waarop mensen er in de dagdagelijkse praktijk mee omgaan een ander. Hoe diep buigt de burgermigrant voor de wet?

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USA: Midterm Elections Generate Rush of Immigration Measures

Date: 18/10/2010 - 13:58

MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron examine why the Senate recently considered the DREAM Act and two other immigration bills, as well as whether local governments can opt out of Secure Communities, immigration cases before the Supreme Court, and more.

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Macau: six month ban may be discriminatory

Date: 12/10/2010 - 10:33

A senior specialist for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said that the six month ban established by Macau’s new imported labour law could be “a case of discrimination” for migrant workers. In an interview with Macau Daily Times, Tim De Meyer, senior specialist in international labour standards and labour law of the Subregional Office for East Asia, pointed out that there is no black and white approach for the Macau migrant workers’ complaints and advised them to pay attention to the results of the new law in practice.

Rights of migrants in France: Commissioner Hammarberg calls on the authorities to comply fully with European standards

Date: 02/10/2010 - 08:01

Strasbourg, 21/09/10  – “Improvements need to be made to uphold migrants’ rights in France”, said the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, today as he published a letter sent to the French Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity, Eric Besson. “There is a need for reform not only as far as the reception of migrants and asylum are concerned, but also with particular regard to detention and returns”.

France: Amnesty International France dénonce un projet de loi indigne d’un Etat de droit

Date: 02/10/2010 - 08:04

A la veille de l’ouverture des débats à l’Assemblée nationale sur le projet de loi relatif à l’immigration, Amnesty International France (AIF) demande aux députés de ne pas adopter un texte qui ne respecte pas les droits des personnes étrangères.

AIF appelle instamment les députés à veiller au respect par la France de l’Etat de droit et de ses engagements internationaux en matière de droits humains. Pour ce faire, le respect des personnes que sont les migrants doit être placé au cœur des débats.

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