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Assessing Structural Opportunities for Labour Migrants in Wroclaw, Poland

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“…heard all sorts of deterrents to get professional jobs from my friends (sic). They range from language fluency, educational and cultural mismatch. However, I have not seen such deterrence in my place. Ehh ehh…in fact, am not defending my workplace. I do not know about others, but my workplace is welcoming but…ehh…sometimes, I have seen […]

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National and International Responses to Readmission and Reintegration of International Migrants

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This piece summarizes and validates a webinar that focused on the Global Compact of Migration’s (GCM) Objective 21: “cooperating in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration of migrants”. The webinar was facilitated by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center

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“Living Undocumented”: A docuseries to better understand the hidden lives of undocumented migrants in the United States

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“[…] I want you to imagine trying to sleep every night, only to find yourself lying awake for hours because you can’t sleep. That worry will end you, and it will try to break you. You can watch a documentary, you can say ‘well this is too bad’, but at the end of the day

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Diasporic multiple citizenships through extraterritorial networking

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This piece is written to summarize the basic arguments and findings of an academic article by Glick Schiller (2017), titled “Transborder citizenship: An outcome of legal pluralism within transnational social fields”. I decided to review this paper for a couple of reasons. First, this article is related to my thesis work which is about the

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Broader and Nuanced Approach Needed for Emphasizing Positive Aspects of Migration

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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

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Recognition of Skills: Just a Piece of Paper or Life-Changing Opportunity?

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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

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Governments need to attend migration and reverse migration issues

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Since March 24, 2020 the whole country witnessed the plight of migrant workers on whose back the urban world thrives.  The coronavirus induced lockdown not only left them vulnerable but also made them face the inhumane behavior from the authorities.  A conference was organized on 15 October 2020 by Centre for Indian Diaspora Studies (CIDS),

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Identifying Gaps in Migration Governance and Addressing the Impacts

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On the 18th of December 2020, celebrating the International Migrants Day, Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT], Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM], Migrant Forum in Asia [MFA] and The Civil Society Action Committee [CSAC] held an online event under the theme Global Celebration of Our Rights and Our Struggle for Justice. The

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Role of Detention in Immigration Process and Lack of Alternatives to Detention

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A panel discussion on International Migration Day was organized together 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 (CSAC) on 18th of December 2020. The main subject of this panel was  on “Detention and Returns: Going Beyond

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