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US migration policy changes towards Haiti: hope, conflict, and human capital loss
The US government recently announced a new, multi-pronged effort to curb undocumented migration at the US-Mexico border. What does this mean for Haitian migrants in the Americas?
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Impact of free trade agreements on migration, development and human rights: the case of Jordan
By facilitating rapid economic growth, attracting foreign investment, and creating relatively well-paying jobs for national workers, free trade agreements are often seen as a strategy for rapid development. After ratifying a free trade agreement with the United States, these were Jordan's expectations, but there have been unexpected results.
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Creative explorations on ‘Access to justice’
Using music and song, movement and dance, and textiles and costume as language, this blog reflects on how we test and communicate new artistic perspectives on MIDEQ’s research relating to ‘access to justice’.
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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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