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Politics of polarisation
With upcoming elections in South Africa, Azwi Netshikulwe and Tsholofelo Nakedi discuss how political rhetoric exacerbates issues related to xenophobia and social cohesion.
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Why the UK-Rwanda asylum deal risks harming global standards
Heaven Crawley reflects on the newly announced asylum partnership agreement between the UK and Rwanda and its implications for and ramifications on global standards on refugees and asylum-seekers.
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Safe return and voluntary repatriation for Syrian refugees from Lebanon: What needs to happen next?
In 2022, Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of the Displaced announced a government plan to begin repatriating 15,000 Syrian refugees to Syria each month. Learn more about the process and the need to ensure safe repartitions for Syrian refugees.
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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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