Category Archives: Migration and Trafficking
« En tant que réfugiée, vous n’existez plus »
Témoignage de Marie Béatrice Umutesi, rwandaise immigrée en Belgique après le génocide, qui a partagé son expérience de réfugiée avec Caritas à la conférence « Le visage féminin de la migration » J’ai quitté le Rwanda en juillet 1994 pour la République … Continue reading
Senegal migration conference: opportunity and risk
By Michelle Hough The Atlantic Ocean is a graveyard. I was reminded of this during the Mass to close the first day of the Female Face of Migration conference when we were asked to pray for all the migrants who … Continue reading
Le Sénégal, un carrefour de la migration en Afrique de l’Ouest
Interview d’Abbé Ambroise Tine, Secrétaire général de Caritas Sénégal Pourquoi la confédération Caritas Internationalis a-t-elle choisi de tenir cette conférence au Sénégal? A.T. : Le Sénégal est un pays clé en matière de migration. Sur le plan historique, le Sénégal … Continue reading
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Senegal migration conference: Filipinos in search of security
By Merlie “Milet” B. Mendoza, advisor to Caritas Manila Migration is a key issue in my country. Filipino nurses, caregivers, domestic helpers, entertainers, engineers, teachers and construction workers are present in all corners of the globe. There are several million … Continue reading
Senegal migration conference: health issues in Jordan
By Suhad Zarafili of Caritas Jordan A lot of migrant women come to Caritas Jordan’s health clinic with high blood pressure and diabetes. These are women who don’t drink or smoke because all the money they earn they send … Continue reading
Senegal migration conference: Lebanon’s Good Samaritan
By Najla Chahda, director of Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre Yesterday, I arrived at Beirut International Airport to come here to the conference in Senegal and following immigration control, I saw a woman sleeping on the floor with blood coming from … Continue reading
Ask the Migration Experts
English |Spanish |French Gloria Moreno (GM) of the ILO’s International Labour Migration Programme, Blandine Mollard (BM) of the International Organization for Migration, Sr Laurence Huard (LH) works for Caritas Algeria, Aida Garcia Naranjo (AGN) works for CEDAL, a civil society organisation in Peru discuss the … Continue reading
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An alternative vision for migration
Interview with Mary DeLorey at the Global Forum for Migration and Development Mexico’s southern border sees around 150,000 irregular migrants from Central America every year. They are on their way to the United States where they hope to find … Continue reading
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World Refugee Day prayer
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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