GCM Report

The intergovernmental conference for the African Regional Review of implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) was virtually held on 31 August and 1 September 2021. The event, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, was jointly organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), United Nations Network on Migration, […]

On the 2nd of March 2021, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, together with the Migrant Forum in Asia, the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants, and the Civil Society Action Committee, organized an online webinar on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) Objective 23. Various experts on migration discussed the topic,

On the 9th of February 2021, Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT], Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM], Migrant Forum in Asia [MFA], and the  Civil Society Action Committee [CSAC]  jointly organized a virtual panel discussion on the GCM Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion

A panel discussion on GCM Objective 17, which aims at eliminating all forms of discrimination and promoting evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration, was held on 19th January 2021. The event was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross Regional Center for Refugees

A panel discussion on the Objective 18 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), ‘Invest in Skills Development and Facilitate Mutual Recognition of Skills, Qualifications, and Competences’, was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), and Civil Society Action Committee

The Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT],Migrant Forum in Asia[MFA] and Center for Research in North America [CISAN-UNAM] on the 2nd to 5th of November organized a joint International E-Conference on Migration, Diaspora, Sustainable  Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges. The conference was organized in different parallel sessions under different themes of discussion. Parallel

Wage theft seems to be a trivialized concept, most popularly known as unpaid or underpaid wages. However, COVID-19 pandemic has transpired that wage theft exists and has so far impacted millions of migrant workers in destination countries. The intensity has severely increased amid pandemic as most of the migrant workers have experienced job loss or

Ms. Myrtle Witbooiis a South African labour activist who is currently working as the General secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU). She also plays the role of the first president of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), a global organization involving household and domestic workers. She was one of the key panellists during