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Out now: Special Issues on #Migration Politics across the World / Regions in Global Migration Governance
A new Special Issue on The Politics of Migration Policies has been published in Third World Quarterly, guest edited by Katharina Natter and Hélène Thiollet. And Sandra Lavenex and Nicola Piper have guest edited a SI in the Journal of … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD in General, global compact, Migration
Tagged ASEAN, Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Philippines, southeast asia, United Nations
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Out Now: Assessments of the #GFMD and the Global Compact #ForMigration – which road from Marrakesh?
More than half a year has passed since the Global Compact on safe, orderly and regular migration has been agreed upon at the end of 2018 in Morocco and New York. Talks about the implementation and monitoring of the compact … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, global compact, IAMR, Migration, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, Germany, global compact, human rights, International Relations, migration, mobility, Philippines, social movements, Turkey
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Out now: Our Special Issue(s) on “Challenging State Sovereignty: A Multi-level Approach to Southeast and East Asian #Migration “
The multi-level dimension of migration governance is gaining increasing attention – and that includes the regional and sub-regional level. As a contribution to this research, Nicola Piper, Jürgen Rüland and yours truly have guest edited a two-part special Issue for … Continue reading
#InternationalMigrantsDay in the times of Compacts: A #MigrantsDay compilation #IMD2017
Today is International Migrants Day, marking the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since last year there … Continue reading
Posted in EU, ILO, Migration
Tagged Africa, Asia, development, human rights, ILO, IOM, migration, mobility, Philippines, United Nations, USA
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Update on the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations #WSFM in Johannesburg: Schedule available
More information has been released about the upcoming 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) that will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The program will consist of Plenary … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Philippines, South Africa, UN migrant worker convention, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Close, but no #IAMR – counter- #GFMD2014 event will take place in Stockholm
I just found out yesterday, but there actually will be a counter-event to the GFMD after all: It is called “Discussion/Speak Out for Development Justice and Protest Manifestation vs. Migration for Development” and will take place in Stockholm 13-15 May 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, UN HLD, WTO
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations, WTO
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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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ILODomestic Worker convention enters into force today in Uruguay and the Philippines
Today marks the day that the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers Comes into force in the first two countries who have ratified “C189”: Uruguay and the Philippines. This is an important step on the road to a more … Continue reading
Posted in ILO
Tagged Bolivia, civil society, Costa Rica, ILO, International Labour Organization, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Philippines, Uruguay
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Today is International Domestic Workers’ Day – 10 ratifications for ILO convention so far
Today marks the second anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Convention 189 on “decent work for domestic workers”and thus International Domestic Workers Days. After a slow start, the number of countries ratifying the convention is gradually increasing and I am happy … Continue reading
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
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