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From Stereotyping Migrants to Persecuting Assistance, How Criminalization Works

GFMD CSD 2019, News

From incarcerating children to prosecuting people who offer humanitarian assistance to migrants in dire situations, the criminalization of migration takes many forms, says Michel Levoy from the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants. “A really...

Lack of Access to Public Services Puts Migrants Before Dire Decisions and Excludes Them From Society

GFMD CSD 2019, News

In most countries of the world, migrants face barriers and obstacles in accessing public services such as health-care and education, explains Helena Olea, Human Rights Adviser for Alianza Américas, a network of immigrant-led organizations from Latin America based in...

Civil Society Recommendations for the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit

GFMD CSD 2019, News

This morning, at the opening of the Common Space of the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit in Quito, civil society Co-Chair Stella Opoku-Owusu took the floor to put the perspective of civil society under the spotlight. She shared with participants a...

To Improve Migrants’ Lives, Implementing International Commitments and Developing Partnerships Is Key

GFMD CSD 2019, News

“Many times, civil society is present at the table but not really a true participant. Today, we own the space and need to make the most out of it.” With these words, civil society Co-Chair Stella Opoku-Owusu opened the Civil Society Day (CSD) at the Global Forum on...

“You Cannot Have a Conversation About Youth Without Bringing Youth to the Table”

GFMD CSD 2019, News

Youth under the age of 30 make up a third of all migrants. “You can’t have a conversation about youth without bringing youth to the table, because you’re just going to have something that’s very theoretical,” says GFMD’s Youth Forum Chair Marta...

“Everyone Wants a Decent Job” — The Centrality of Labor Migration Issues

GFMD CSD 2019, News

Language barriers, lack of knowledge of their labor rights, and inadequate access to regular migration pathways make migrant workers vulnerable to labor exploitation, says Dr. Hildegard Hagemann from the German Bishops’ Conference Commission for Justice and Peace in...
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