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World Social Forum on Migrations 2016: A regional affair?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by

You might not have noticed it, but the World Social Forum on Migrations gathered this month in São Paulo, Brazil, for its 7th meeting. According to the organizers, “3,600 militants and activists from 57 countries from all continents” came together … Continue reading →

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Today is International #DomesticWorkersDay – 5 years after the convention

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

On June 16 2011, the ILO adopted Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers and its accompanying Recommendation 201. Since then, after a slow start progress has been made: 22 countries have ratified the convention, more than 30 have … Continue reading →

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Program is out for the People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (#PGA) in Istanbul

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

The program for the upcoming 9th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) in Istanbul has been announced today. The gathering will be a one-day-event taking place on Sunday, 11 October 2015 – right day before the … Continue reading →

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Out Now: Our Special Journal Issue on #Migration and #Democracy

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

A special theme of the journal “International Migration”, which I guest edited together with Nicola Piper, University of Sydney, has just been released. Its aim is to make an explicit link between migration and democracy or democratization which so far has … Continue reading →

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Out now: articles on #ASEAN, civil society, #migration and “alternative regionalism”

Posted on March 31, 2015 by

This blog concerns itself predominantly with the global governance of migration (or lack thereof), but if such a regime is to evolve, it needs to rest on some solid foundation. Besides the transnational level, the regional level seems to be … Continue reading →

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On #InternationalMigrantsDay: New „Step It Up‘“ campaign to ratify UN convention launched

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

Today is International Migrants Day and migrants, NGOS and grassroots movements as well as international organisations commemorate the day when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members … Continue reading →

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From Apartheid to Mzansi Pride: #WSFM2014 Day 2 in pictures

Posted on December 6, 2014 by

The second day of the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM)in Jo’burg did certainly not lack in variation: A morning panel ranging from a fundamental Palestine critique of Israel and its politics to talks on evictions and integration in the labour … Continue reading →

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