GCM Report

“Migrant Workers: Human not commodity”, Says Patrick Taran.

Mr. Patrick Taran was one of the key panelists during the virtual panel discussion held on GCM(Global Compact for Migration ) Objective 6: “Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work”. This event was hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees

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Migrant laborers are the cornerstone of the Global Compact For Migration: Shabari Nair

Mr. Shabari Nair was one of the key panelists during the virtual panel discussion held on GCM(Global Compact for Migration ) Objective 6: “Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work”. This event was hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees

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Vulnerability: Another Wound in the Lives of Wounded Migrants

A panel discussion on the Objective 7 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrations (CCRM) and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), on 13th  October 2020, on the topic “Address and Reduce Vulnerabilities

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Ensuring Decent Work to Secure Migrant Rights

On 6th October 2020, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), jointly organised a panel discussion on Objective 6 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) which aims to “Facilitate Fair and Ethical Recruitment and

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Addressing Vulnerabilities and Empowering Migrants

A virtual panel discussion on the GCM Objective 7: “Address and Reduce Vulnerabilities in Migration” was held on 13th October 2020,hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) and Civil Society Action Committee. Migrants Highly Vulnerable to Health Risks Dr. Patrick Duigan,

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“We are living in a world of compounded risks” – Sonia Plaza

The speaker Miss Sonia Plaza, Senior Economist in the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank was one of the key panelists who added to the discussions on why data is important in the context of smaller nations within the global south and the challenges that exist in terms of creating data

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“GCM is Extremely Practical in Terms of Implementation”– Bela Hovy

The speaker Mr. Bela Hovy, Chief Migration Section, UN DESA Programme Division, spoke during the virtual panel discussion held on the GCM Objective 1: “Collect and Utilize Accurate and Disaggregated Data as a Basis for Evidence-Based Policies” hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and

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Decent Work for Migrants: Not a Distant Dream with Right Approaches

A panel discussion on the Objective 6 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA),Cross-Regional Centre for Refugee and Migration (CCRM) and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), on 6 October 2020, with the aim of enabling a dialogue on

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Migration: How to Minimise the Adverse Drivers?

Migration determinants are often understood econometrically and placed under the push–pull and gravity models. The factors, which compel people to leave their place of origin, or the ‘drivers of migration’ are complex. They need to be contextualised in terms of macro, meso and micro factors, which act together and result in migration. Structural Drivers of

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