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There is an Absence of international and regional cooperation: Ambassador Nahida Sobhan

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On 14 July 2020, a panel discussion was jointly organized by Jointly Organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India  and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Beirut, Lebanon. Ambassador Nahida Sobhan who is the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan, and […]

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States Adopting a Nationalistic Posture towards COVID-19: Faisal Garba

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Dr Faisal M.Garba is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, whose research and teaching interests radiate around African migration, social change, working class history and organization, African historical sociology and social theory. During the virtual panel discussion held by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism

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Latin America facing Crisis Within Crisis: Marcia Vera Espinoza

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Dr. Marcia Vera Espinoza, lecturer in Human Geography at the Queen Mary University of London, discussed the displacement crisis faced by Latin America during the virtual panel discussion on the topic, ‘Migration Management During COVID-19: Best Practices from Latin America, Africa and Asia’, conducted by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism on 28th

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Bilateral Agreement need to focus on human rights of workers in Gulf Countries: Bijulal, M.V.

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Speaking in a webinar on 30 September 2020 on the topic “Migrants Rights in the Time of Predatory Developmentalism” which is a part of a webinar series titled “Transitions in International Migrants’ Rights Governance: Towards Inclusive and Rights Based Public Policy” organized by Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Relations and Politics (SIRP)

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The Most and the Least Affected Sectors with Migrant Workers

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On the 4th of August, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism hold a webinar on the topic: High Skilled Migration during and post COVID-19, Perspectives from Latin America and Asia. Andrés Solimano, a lecturer at the Latin American Centre of Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and founder, the International Centre for

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Temporary Visa holders and International Students are worst hit in Australia due to COVID-19: Laura Vazquez Maggio

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On 4th August 2020, an online panel discussion was jointly organised by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism and The Centre for Research on North America titled “High Skilled Migration During and Post COVID-19: Perspectives from Latin America and Asia”. One of the speakers, Professor Laura Vazquez Maggio discussed the management of COVID-19 crisis

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Rise in Xenophobic and Racist attacks due to reactionary media coverage during COVID-19: Ismail Einashe

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On 23rd June 2020, The Global Research Forum for Diaspora and Transnationalism organised a virtual seminar on the topic “Media Narratives on Migrants during COVID-19”. The insightful session sought to address the dominant media narratives of the media relating to the migrants’ lives both national and international migrants during COVID-19.  One of the panelists, ‘Ismail

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IOM, Migrant Forum in Asia Join Forces to Promote Ethical Recruitment and Protect Migrant Workers

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Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) are joining efforts to combat the unethical recruitment and exploitation of migrant workers. The two organizations today (01 Oct) signed a global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote cooperation, exchange of information and mutual assistance in relation to ethical recruitment and migrant

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Student Migration during and post-COVID 19: Perspective from Latin America and Asia

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As the pandemic continues to intensify the global crisis in the realms of social, economic, cultural and health; amid this uncertain times, the impact on student’s migration cannot be sidelined. Student migration has been a widespread phenomenon across the world. The process of “globalisation” and “internationalisation of education” has led to a continuous rise in

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