Migrants in Vulnerable Situations

Over the past 15 years, states in the southern border region of Mexico have become important transit areas for hundreds of thousands of migrants.  These on-the-move populations face extreme hardship and physical insecurity as they travel under inhumane and unsafe conditions, with limited access to basic shelter and essential social services. Moreover, on their journey northwards many of these migrants fall victim to organized criminal groups that prey on their vulnerable situation.

The government of Morocco has changed the law on social housing so that foreigners who meet the conditions that have to be met by Moroccans (in terms of income, etc.) can have access to low-cost and social housing, which is subsidized by the State.

In Manila, the Overseas Workers Welfare Adminsitration (OWWA) has set up a half-way house to assist returned Filipinas who have suffered abuse abroad. The OFW Halfway Home is intended for transient Overseas Filipina Workers (OFW) who have no place to stay in Manila. The facility can accommodate 40 distressed OFWs, whom OWWA will provide with bedding, meals, and personal hygiene kits during their temporary stay. It also has recreational facilities for table games, televiewing, and group interaction.

Since 2011, the Government of Sri Lanka has been looking to shift its migrant worker population from a mainly low skilled work force to more of a skilled work force to  ensure better conditions of employment and higher wages overseas, and recognition and employability upon return to Sri Lanka.

The Greek Government is establishing an effective, humane oriented response to the current migration challenges including the need to combat irregular migration and to address the situation of vulnerable migrants, in full respect of human rights and the EU acquis on migration and asylum. The Revised Action Plan on Asylum and Migration Management is the strategic implementation of the Government’s determination to reform the asylum and immigration processes.