Artistic Mobility Fund in Africa

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

Africa Art Lines Association is a fund that allows artists and cultural operators carrying artistic projects between Morocco and other African countries to benefit from grants for their travel expenses, thus promoting labor mobility and cultural awareness. Africa Art Lines accepts artists and cultural professionals living and working within the continent and holding projects related to Morocco.

IOM campaign "migrants as messengers"

Submitted by Ms. Angelica Pinzon on

Migrants as Messengers is a peer-to-peer messaging campaign by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) where returning migrants share with their communities and families the dangers, trauma, and abuse that many experienced while attempting irregular migration.  From smartphones to social media platforms and social networks, returning migrants from Senegal, Guinea, and Nigeria share their stories to generate awareness and provide advice and information on misconceptions about living abroad.

The World Refugee Day

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

Every year on 20 June, UNHCR leads the celebration of World Refugee Day. The Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe, and offers a chance to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world and of the efforts to protect their human rights.

Migration Media Award

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The Migration Media Award (MMA) recognizes and rewards the journalistic excellence, relevance and newsworthiness of press pieces dealing with migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region in all its aspects. For its first edition in 2017, the MMA rewarded 35 journalists based in an EU country or a Southern Partner Country (SPC) and 41 in 2018, and had their winning stories published on www.migration-media-award.eu.

The Refugee Brief news digest

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

The Refugee Brief, UNHCR’s daily news digest, shares top refugee stories and highlights some of the best refugee-related reporting, analysis, and videos from across the web in a concise format. The Brief also includes a "Get Inspired" section aimed to provide a more positive narrative on migration.

Remittance and support services for Filipino migrants

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

Global Pinoy offers remittance services for global and local Filipinos online. Furthermore, Global Pinoy has partnered with SM Cares to establish SM Global Pinoy Centers in SM Malls nationwide that offer services catered to the needs of the Overseas Filipino Workers and their families. Such services include free internet services, mobile phone charging, voice calls, beverages, BDO Remittance Pick-up services, and Foreign Exchange services by the SM Department Store.

BaLinkBayan: Overseas Filipinos' Online Portal for Diaspora Engagement

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

The Government of the Philippines created a communication platform BaLinkBayan for Filipino returnees, which functions as a one-stop online portal for diaspora engagement. BaLinkBayan is a means to connect Filipino individuals and communities to the Philippines through the Diaspora to Development (D2D) program of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) BaLinkBayan focuses on the five of the D2D: diaspora investment and entrepreneurship, diaspora philanthropy, brain gain program, educational exchange, and medical mission coordination. 

Recommendations of the 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The Recommendations of the 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (2018) to guide ASEAN Member States’ efforts on leveraging technology to

  1. improve labour migration management, and
  2. provide digital services for migrant workers, with an overarching view of furthering all migrant workers’ well-being giving due consideration to gender sensitivity and to the specific needs in rural areas and agricultural sectors.

Migrant Recruitment Advisor

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

RecruitmentAdvisor is a global recruitment and employment review platform offering easy access to information about recruitment agencies and workers’ rights when  looking for a job abroad. The best advisors are other workers with experience.

RecruitmentAdvisor is a global recruitment and employment review platform offering easy access to information about recruitment agencies and workers’ rights to migrants when looking for a job abroad, based on the principle that the best advisors are other workers with experience. Users can:

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