Legislation

Québec doit modifier sa loi et ses programmes en matière d’immigration pour mettre fin à la discrimination systémique des travailleuses et travailleurs migrants

Date: 21/02/2012 - 08:37

Dans un avis rendu public aujourd’hui, la Commission conclut que les aides familiales résidantes, les travailleurs agricoles saisonniers et les autres travailleurs étrangers temporaires peu spécialisés sont victimes de discrimination systémique en raison de leur origine ethnique ou nationale, de leur race, de leur condition sociale, de leur langue et, dans le cas des aides familiales résidantes, de leur sexe.

Québec must revise its immigration law and programs to put an end to the systemic discrimination of migrant workers, says the Commission

Date: 21/02/2012 - 08:35

In an opinion released today, the Commission concludes that live-in caregivers, seasonal agricultural workers and other foreign temporary low-skilled workers are victims of systemic discrimination on the basis of their ethnic or national origin, race, social condition, language and in the case of live-in caregivers, their sex.

No Way to Live: Alabama's Immigrant Law

Date: 17/12/2011 - 09:40

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 - 08:27

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 - 18:01

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 - 08:41

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 - 06:59

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 - 15:50

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Mon, 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 - 14:58

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 - 11:33

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.