It’s World Refugee Day on Sunday 20 June, and to mark it we’d like to share this prayer from Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Prayer for Reunification of Families E tō mātou Matua, our heavenly Father, We are your children, longing for you. We yearn to know you, to be with you, To reunite ourselves in [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Migration and Trafficking’
March 12, 2010
Taiwan’s caregivers and domestic workers need a day off
By Caritas Taiwan For the occasion of Women’s Day, Caritas Taiwan participated in the rally organized by Migrant Empowerment Network in Taiwan in front of Executive Yuan on March 5, 2010. The NGOs have been lobbying the concerns of domestic workers and caregivers who are mostly women, to be included in the Labor Standards Law. [...]
December 15, 2009
International Migrants Day – a reason to remember?
The 18th December marks International Migrants Day “ We meet in what I call an age of mobility. An era where people cross borders in growing numbers in pursuit of opportunity and hope for better life. Today, the number of international migrants is greater than at any time in history, with 214 million people living [...]
November 4, 2009
Global Forum on Migration and Development
Christian Organisations on Migration and Development in view of the Civil Society Days and the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Athens, 2-3 and 4-5 November 2009 Statement in English, French and Spanish “When an alien lives with you in your land you shall not ill-treat him. The alien living with you must be treated [...]
October 30, 2009
A better life – but what cost?
By Martina Liebsch, Caritas Internationalis migration advocacy officer Lucie Detsi wanted to study. She wanted a better life. She left Cameroon for Italy, where she worked for families as a domestic worker. This work wasn’t legally recognised and in some cases not even paid properly. Her rights as a worker and a migrant suffered. She [...]
October 21, 2009
A centre for migrants in Peru
By Martina Liebsch In a little house, like any other in the street, around 30 people from different nationalities live together, all for different reasons of need. Sr Mercedes Lopez is the head of the Caritas funded “Hogar del Migrante” – the home of the migrant. She has been responsible for the centre since 2004 [...]
September 28, 2009
Domestic workers getting a rough deal in Europe
By Maria Suelzu, Caritas Internationalis Warsaw, 17-19 September 2009 I had attended the Caritas Europa Migration Forum meeting in the past and they were big events with a lot of participants from Europe and other parts of the world. This one was smaller and participants were mainly European because its focus was on labour migration [...]
July 2, 2009
UNHCR Annual Consultations 2009
By Martina Liebsch, Caritas Internationlis Migration Advocacy Officer “Forgotten refugees” In our side event on “Forgotten refugees in Latin America”, meaning mainly refugees from Colombia in the neighbouring countries, Msgr. Hector Fabio Henao from Caritas Colombia stressed that the Bishops Conference has engaged in the issue of internal displacement due to the confrontation between [...]
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: a view from Lebanon
By Najla Chahda, Director of Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center In 2005, the Caritas Lebanon Migration Centre (CLMC) was invited by ICMC to attend the UNHCR meeting, as we work with people covered by UNHCR’s mandate. In the following years, as a UNHCR Implementing Partner, CLMC was encouraged to participate and provide input on activities undertaken [...]
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: a European perspective
By Peter Verhaeghe, Migration Officer of Caritas Europa The Geneva meeting is a unique opportunity to exchange views and information with UNHCR on burning issues related to refugee protection and the respect for the Geneva refugee convention. It is also an opportunity to rally with other NGOs to advocate on regional and national concerns about [...]
