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Tag Archives: Mexico
World Social Forum on Migrations 2016: A regional affair?
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
Posted in WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Africa, Asia, borders, Brazil, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South America, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Looking beyond ‘the refugee crisis’, can migrants be the new agents of democracy?
Stefan Rother, Freiburg University This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, Uncategorized
Tagged #Migrants, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, European Union, gender, global governance, human rights, ILO, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Turkey, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Out now: My book chapter “A Tale of Two Tactics: Civil Society and Competing Visions of Global Migration Governance from Below”
Today, the edited volume by Martin Geiger and Antoine Pecoud “Disciplining the Transnational Mobility of People” has been published. The contributions critically examine how “a core feature of contemporary migration politics lies in the claim to regulate and discipline the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, Migration, PGA, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, Global Forum on Migration, Global Forum on Migration and Development, global governance, human rights, iamr, ILO, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, International Labour Organization, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Organization, pga, Philippines, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, World Social Forum
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HLD parallel event I: Registration open for People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights
(At least) two parallel events organized by civil socety will take place during the UN High-Level Dialogue (HLD) this coming October. One of them is the People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights, a process that actually … Continue reading
Posted in GFMD in General, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Manila, Mauritius, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum, WSFM
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International Migrants’ Tribunal: Miss Saigon vs. the GFMD
“GUILTY as charged”: This was the – not completely surprising – verdict spoken today in the “Internation Migrants’ Tribunal on the GFMD”. In a parallel event to the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM), five “judges”, among them the renowned … Continue reading
IMA will hold Migrants’ Tribunal on the GFMD
The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) will organize a Tribunal on the GFMD; it will take place November 28-29 in Manila, followed by a mass demonstration on November 30. The events are scheduled for the same week that the World Social Forum on Migration … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, IAMR, Migration, WSFM
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, ILO, International Tribunal of Conscience, Manila, Mauritius, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, pga, Philippines
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(almost) All about remittances and development – new web anthology online
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has published the second, revised and expanded, online edition of the Anthology on Migrant Remittances and Development. This collection should be of interest not only to researchers but also to NGOs and migrant representatives since
Posted in Gfmd, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, Economic development, India, Mexico, migration, NGO, Remittance, social remittance, United States, World Bank
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5th World Social Forum on Migration to be held in Manila
The next World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) will take place in Manila from November 26-30, 2012. This will mark the first time a World Social Forum takes place in an Asian country. The theme is “Rights, Mobility, Global Models: Looking … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, Migration, PGA
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, Manila, Mauritius, Mexico, migration, NGO, Philippine, Philippines, South Korea, World Social Forum
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Counter-GFMD protest at „The Chair“
Thursday late afternoon, the International Migrants’ Alliance (IMA) organized a counter-GFMD protest in front of “The Chair” at the Palais des Nations. Migrants living in Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy opposed the GFMD agenda and called for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, IAMR, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, Geneva, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations
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(Almost) in time: My IM article on the Mexican GFMD is online
If you came to this page because I linked the blog in my article, this is obviously old news to you – otherwise, may I point out my article on the Mexican GFMD which will appear in the upcoming issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, PGA
Tagged Amnesty International, borders, churches, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, Government, human rights, iamr, ILO, integration, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, International Tribunal of Conscience, Manila, Merkel, Mexico, Mexico-City, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, pga, Philippines, Puerto Vallarta, securitization, Sweden, Switzerland, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, USA
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 