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Dynamics of integration in migration and return processes between Mexico and the United States

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Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRDT) https://grfdt.com/, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) https://mfasia.org/, and Center for Research on North America (CISAN) http://www.cisan.unam.mx/ organized the International Conference (November 2- 5, 2020) where the important session in Spanish language was chaired by Prof. Camelia Tigau on November 2, 2020. Some of the crucial inputs from […]

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Migrants, Diasporas, and Transnational Communities

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An International E-Conference was convened jointly by the New Delhi based Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Mexico based Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, and Philippines based Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), with the overarching theme “Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges” from 2nd -5th November 2020. The

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Exploring the different shades of COVID-19 and the surrounding issues

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The International E-Conference on Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges (2-5 November 2020) was jointly Organised by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines, Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, Mexico. The session on COVID-19 and Migration on

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Migration and Diaspora: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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An International E-Conference was convened jointly by the New Delhi based Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Mexico based Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, and Philippines based Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), with the overarching theme “Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges” from 2nd -5th November 2020. The

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Climate Change and Migration Policies

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An International E-Conference was held from 2-5 November, with the theme on ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges’. It was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT] in New Delhi, CISAN in Mexico and Migrant Forum Asia [MFA] in the Philippines. On Day 4 of the conference,

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The Flawed Measure of Criminalization of Smuggled Migrants

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On 27th October 2020, a panel discussion  was jointly organised 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 the  Objective 9 of the Global Compact for Migration, “Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants”. Various

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International Cooperation is Paramount in Combating Human Trafficking

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On the 3rd of November 2020,Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT],Migrant Forum in Asia [MFA], Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM] and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC) hosted a joint virtual panel discussion on Global Compact on Migration [GCM] Objective 10: Prevent, Combat and Eradicate Trafficking in Persons in the Context of International

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Skill Development Tool or Trade for Safe Migration: The Case of Bangladeshi Emigrants

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Author: * K.Ranju Rangan 1.1       Introduction   This article examines an essential dimension of globalisation: labour migration between emerging economies and skill development roles, which has not gained sufficient reportage. Migration of skilled workers from developed countries is a persistent trend, and governments need to respond to and benefit from this migration in both sending and

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Migrant Smuggling: Can Pursuit of Good Life be Criminalized?

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A panel discussion was jointly organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM], Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC) on the topic “GCM Objective 9:Strengthen the Transnational Response to Smuggling of Migrants”, on 27thOctober 2020. The session was chaired by Mr. William Gois, Regional Co-ordinator, Migrant Forum in

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COVID-19 Pandemic Reverses Gains in Human Trafficking Eradication

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During the international online conference ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges,’ jointly organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and Center for Research on North America (CISAN), from 2nd to 5th November, 2020, the first plenary session witnessed a wrenching discussion on Human Trafficking. Specifically, moderator Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, a senior

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