Human smugglers, coyotes, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States

Central Americans Forced To Use Smugglers To Cross Borders Through Sea

Migrants across Latin America are now using illegal routes to get back home. The Covid-19 situation has made it difficult for most of them to find a secure way of getting back home. The regional…

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Lebanon, Bangladesh, Kenya, Philippines, migrant worker

Why Is Lebanon Ignoring Its Migrant Population?

Migrant workers are facing a tough time keeping their heads above water in Lebanon. The lockdown situation along with the recent blast in Beirut has made their eviction an inevitable consequence. The blast has apparently…

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Beirut, Labanon, Beirut Blast, Migrant Workers, Human Rights Group, International Organization for Migration, Coronavirus, Pandemic,

Lebanon: Migrant workers are most impacted after the Beirut blast

The United Nations migration agency says the blast has wrecked homes where numerous migrant workers were living in dubious conditions. Nonetheless, the current month’s port explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut worsened the situation…

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Lebanon, Beirut blast, migrants, workers, embassy

Beirut blast worsens conditions of Bangladeshi workers

Already stranded due to the pandemic and the economic collapse gripping Lebanon, the blast only increased their desperation to go home. For the thousands of Bangladeshi workers stuck in Lebanon, the Beirut blast was the…

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Israel, migrant workers, unemployment crisis, Samir Mahamid, covid-19

Israel unemployment soars, yet the government imports more migrant workers

Due to the Covid-19 recession Israeli job market has been witnessing a major slump, causing surge in the country’s unemployment crisis. As per the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s Unemployment has reached 12%, whereas the…

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Azerbaijani migrants, Poland, European dream

The life of Azerbaijani workers in Poland remains far from the European dream

The 2015 recession, caused by a drop in the price of crude oil, led to the flight of many Azerbaijani youth primarily to the European Union, Turkey, and Russia. According to Eurostat, the EU statistical…

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Migrants, children, US, detention

Migrant children detained at hotels are vulnerable to abuse

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been authorising the detention of migrant children in hotels before their expulsion, putting them out of the purview of federal detention laws. Major hotel chains are being used…

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Sebastián Piñera, Chile, human rights violation, Mapuche Community

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

Chile has been facing the worst form of governance over the last decade. Come the pandemic situation and the Chilean population has faced governance that has prioritized material gains over health of the public. Calling…

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Nova Scotia, migrant workers rights, McNeil government

Vulnerable migrant workers in Nova Scotia must have a level playing field: Migrant rights activists

In an open letter to the McNeil government, over 30 unions, educational institutions, rights advocates and social justice organizations across the province of Nova Scotia have asked for action on migrant workers rights. The prompt…

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Kuwait New Employment Bill

Kuwait New Employment Bill Hits Indian Migrant Workers Remittance Pay

Indians residing in Kuwait are suffering nightmares as a new bill has now put a stringent quota on migrant labour intakes.  Kuwait apparently had currently employed more than 20,000 Indians in various capacities. These include…

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