The Center for Migrant Advocacy posted the latest report on the Round Table Discussion on Philippine Migration to Australia on its website. In coordination with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, CMA hosted a full day forum on Australian migration policies and domestic violence. The morning session included presentations on Australian migration policies and the amendment toContinueContinue reading “RTD Philippine migration to Australia report”
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UAE Visa Requires University Degree
The Financial Express Tourists from South Asian countries including Bangladesh that export labour to the UAE (United Arab Emirates) will require a university degree to get a visa, reported an international news agency quoted the Gulf News daily Tuesday. Electricians, pipe fitters, masons, farmers, drivers, tailors and cleaners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka andContinueContinue reading “UAE Visa Requires University Degree”
Women and children first?
By Grace Chang Originally published in Race-Talk; a blog written by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University Recently in U.S. media and public policy discourses alike, the term “human trafficking” has become synonymous with “trafficking into sex work,” and this, in turn, has been equated with “sexualContinueContinue reading “Women and children first?”
WSF 2012
Greetings from Migrant Forum in Asia. We are pleased to inform you that online registration for the 5th World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) is now open. To register please visit: http://www.wsfm2012.org/register When you register, please be reminded of the following: A nominal registration fee is required to ensure your participation to the WSFM. The fees willContinueContinue reading “WSF 2012”