Migration
- Mon Sep 18 2006
Africa: migration and development
"The potential benefits from international migration are larger than the potential gains from freer international trade, particularly for developing countries", notes an extensive recent United Nations report.. But while the liberalization of the flow of goods and capital continues to increase, restrictions on the movement of people are leading to thousands of deaths in border areas such as the U.S. southwest desert and the sea routes between Africa and Europe.
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Migration
- Thu Sep 14 2006
Trade unions call on UN to deliver on rights for migrant workers
In a joint statement, international trade unions called on the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development taking place in New York from 14-15 September 2006 to adopt a strong rights-based approach to global migration policy.
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Migration
/Gender
- Wed Sep 13 2006
Community dialogue on migration, human rights & development
Migrant Rights International (MRI), Migrant Forum Asia (MFA) and the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR), invite broad civil society and governmental participation in a parallel forum to the United Nations High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Migration and Development.
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Migration
- Tue Sep 12 2006
State of world population 2006: women and international migration
The launch of the State of World Population 2006 comes just a week before the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in New York, that will take place from 14 to 15 September.
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Migration
/World Peace and Security
- Tue Aug 22 2006
War in Sri Lanka creates a flood of refugees
Ongoing fighting initiated by the Sri Lankan military against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is creating a social catastrophe, with more than 160,000 people displaced.
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Migration
- Fri Aug 18 2006
High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
A High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development will take place from 14-15 September 2006 at UN headquarters in New York.
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Migration
- Thu Jul 06 2006
WTO: legalizing human trafficking
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), now being negotiated in the World Trade Organization (WTO), is likely to reduce migrant workers to the status of commodities.
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Migration
- Thu Jun 15 2006
Call for comments
NGLS is launching a Call for Comments on the Secretary-General’s Report on International Migration and Development on the NGLS website and is ongoing until 27 June.
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Migration
- Fri Jun 09 2006
II World Social Forum on Migrations
It will be held in Madrid - Spain, from June 22nd to 24th, 2006, and will involve more than 800 participants from the five continents. The Forum intends to promote the formation of organizations and movements on specific actions, at the local, regional and international scale, with the objective of improving the conditions of displaced persons; migrants, refugees and stateless persons.
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Migration
- Fri Apr 28 2006
The struggle for immigrant rights in the U.S.: "¡Aquí estamos y no nos vamos!"
Latino immigrants have launched an all-out fight-back against the repression, exploitation, and racism they routinely face in the United States with a series of unprecedented strikes and demonstrations.
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