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Zero foreign exposure for overseas students in virtual academic life: Alma Maldonado

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A webinar was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT]and The Center For Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM on the topic ‘Student Migration During And Post COVID-19:Latin America And Mexico’.  Miss Alma Maldonado, Researcher for the Center For Research And Advanced Studies, Mexico who was one of the eminent panellists said […]

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Vulnerability: Another Wound in the Lives of Wounded Migrants

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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

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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

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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

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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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Analysing Streams of Indian Diaspora: Chandrashekhar Bhat

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On 14th May 2020, a virtual seminar was conducted by ​Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism on the topic, “Indian Diaspora during COVID-19: Coping Strategies and Future Prospects”. The webinar consisted of panelists from different host countries who gauged the conditions of the Indian diaspora during the pandemic especially the Persons of Indian Origin

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Hypocrisy in Offer of British Government to Hong Kong Citizens

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On the 23rd of June 2020, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism organized an online webinar about the Media Narratives on Migrants during the COVID-19. One of the panellists of this online event was Stephanie H. Donald, who is a Distinguished Professor of Film at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom

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Increasing Wage Theft Augmenting Migrants’ Misery: Shashi Tharoor

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, member of the Parliament of India, and former senior UN diplomat. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) New Delhi, India, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) Manila, Philippines and  Cross Regional Center for Refugees and

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Sharp decline in remittances is an issue of grave concern: Dilip Ratha

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Dr .Dilip Ratha is a specialist on migration and remittances and head of KNOMAD World Bank. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) which took place on the

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Wage Theft and Social Injustices are of on the rise: Ryszard Cholewinski

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Mr. Ryszard Cholewinski is a senior migration specialist at the International Labour Organisation regional office for Arab States, Beruit. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) andCross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) which took place

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