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Transitional Justice Mechanism is Vital to Repatriation Process: Rafeek Ravuther.

Mr. Rafeek Ravuther, the director of Center for Indian Migrants Studies (CIMS), India, discussed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and policy responses to the pandemic, in the virtual panel discussion held on the topic ‘Migration Management During COVID-19: Best Practices from Latin America, Africa and Asia’, hosted by the Global Research Forum […]

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Sri Lankan Media Lacks the Necessary Skill and Awareness to Cover Migrant Issues: Amantha Perera

28th July, 2020 Melbourne, Australia Mr. Amantha Perera, an independent journalist based in Colombo, Sri Lanka and currently pursuing post-graduate research on online trauma threats faced by journalists at CQUniveristy in Melbourne, discussed about the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lankan economy and migrant workers in a virtual panel discussion held on the topic “Migration

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An Urgent need to look into Migrant Rights during COVID-19: Mr. William Gois

Philippines, 7th July 2020. A panel discussion was jointly conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), on the topic ‘Global and Regional Migration Governance During COVID- 19’ seeing the rapid changing dynamics of migration governance across the world.

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Urgent Need for a People Centric Global Migration Order :Mr Shahidul Haque

Bangladesh, 7th July 2020. A panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT],Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) on the topic, “Global and Regional Migration Governance During COVID 19 Pandemic”seeing the multitude of problems arising post the global pandemic. Mr ShahidulHaque, Former

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Growing national interests turning a blind eye to migrants’ plight in the Gulf: Roula Hamati

Doha, 7th July, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a brighter light on a range of issues which we otherwise had not considered with great focus previously. Global migration and the issues related to it are an important part of our society’s reality and with the advent of the pandemic, there is a growing consensus

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Migrants Workers Facing Salary Deduction in Gulf Countries: Ashook Ramsaran

On the occasion of International Labour Day, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) organised a virtual panel discussion on “COVID-19: Issues and Challenges of Migrant and Diaspora Communities” on 1st May 2020.  Ashook Ramsaran, president GOPIO (global organization of Indian people origin) international. Ashook Ramsaran is currently president of Indian diaspora council

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COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting the mobility of International Students : Monika Bisht

On the occasion of International Labour Day, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) organised a virtual panel discussion on “COVID-19: Issues and Challenges of Migrant and Diaspora Communities” on 1st May 2020. Dr. Monika Bisht from the Institute of Research and Development in School Education, India was the speaker, and she spoke

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Problems are being faced by Migrants abroad during COVID-19: Josiane Noun

On 14 July 2020, a panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) on the topic, ‘The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Assisting Migrants during and beyond COVID-19’. Ms. Noun works for a civil society in Lebanon named Lebanese Centre for Human Rights where she works for the welfare and

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Role of missions is important in Malaysia to help migrant workers amidst pandemic: Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna

On 14 July 2020, a panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) on the topic, ‘The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Assisting Migrants during and beyond COVID-19’. Ms. Kishna is an Advocate and Solicitor from Malaysia and works for the Malaysian NGO ‘Our journey,’ where she provides legal representation

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Diplomatic Cooperation Under COVID-19: Thomas Kadavil

On 14 July 2020, a panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) on the topic, ‘The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Assisting Migrants during and beyond COVID-19’. Thomas Kadavil, is an experienced social worker, journalist, and respected civil society leader, a strong advocate for the labour and human rights

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