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Political mobilisation and transnational solidarity brief
Overview of MIDEQ's work on political mobilisation and transnational solidarity
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Teaching migrant workers’ rights using lessons from history: The ‘Ghana Must Go’ painting competition project
Migrant workers’ rights are important. This needs to be communicated to children from an early age. A painting competition to mark the ‘Ghana Must Go’ deportation order of 1983 served as a perfect opportunity to reinforce this message in Ghana.
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The role, challenges, and impact of trade unions among migrant workers in the MIDEQ destination countries
The report considers the roles played by two of the ILO’s three constituents (governments and trade unions) and a selection of other relevant stakeholders (e.g., civil society organisations (CSOs) and international organisations) who shape the national contexts that migrant workers experience.
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‘The biggest problem we are facing is the running away problem’: recruitment and the paradox of facilitating the mobility of immobile workers
This article analyses the relationship between domestic work placement agencies in Jordan and Lebanon and their clients (the employers) as they negotiate the recruitment of women from Bangladesh. It addresses the mechanisms of how exploitative, controlling practices are constructed and normalised by agencies in their everyday interactions with their clients as well as with workers.
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