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The “A million stars” initiative in Switzerland – a sea of candles for solidarity

30/11/2010 Development, Europe, SDG, Switzerland by Caritas Communications

On 18 December, squares, bridges and buildings in 200 towns and villages will be illuminated by thousands of candles. The event, called "A million stars", is organised by Caritas Switzerland as a sign of social cohesion and solidarity with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Zero Poverty in Europe Campaign

28/10/2010 Advocacy, Development, Europe, Poverty Elimination, SDG by Caritas Communications

Caritas is calling for an end to poverty in Europe with the launch of its Zero Poverty Campaign. “Poverty is a scandal. What else can it be when just over 40 years after man first walked on the moon, there are still humans unable to provide for their most basic needs, like food, shelter, warmth,” ...

Making a million people climate-proof

13/10/2010 Climate Change, Europe, Food, Netherlands by Caritas Communications

By Sasja Kamil, Cordaid (Caritas Netherlands) Poor communities are by far the most vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards, climate change and ecosystem degradation. It damages their livelihoods and erodes their resilience. Supporting them requires teamwork. For Cordaid, this collaboration came in the form of the Partners for Resilience – an alliance consisting of ...

Migrant domestic workers campaign

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Europe, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration by Caritas Communications

They look after your children, they clean your kitchen and hang your washing but often they are invisible. For many migrant domestic workers around the world the law doesn’t protect them and their rights are trampled underfoot. They are often women and they work long hours for low pay. They have little economic security and ...

Caritas supporting Polish caretakers working in Germany

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Europe, Female face of migration, Germany, Labor exploitation, Migration, Poland by Caritas Communications

The first Polish home care providers supported through a German-Polish Caritas cooperation have started working in Germany. The project was created to bring together Polish home care providers and elderly Germans assisted by Caritas in their homes.

Happy the pizzamakers

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Europe, Female face of migration, Italy, Labor exploitation, Migration by Caritas Communications

By Michelle Hough Take some flour, water, yeast, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and a pinch of salt. Add 15 immigrants from around the world. Mix them together with a Caritas Roma course… The fire’s stoked up, the ingredients are ready and for 15 immigrants in Rome, today is exam day. They’ve gathered at a cooking school ...

Fight Trafficking: What to do in the European Union?

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Europe, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration, Trafficking by Caritas Communications

They are forced into sexual slavery, their organs are removed, they are exploited in the workplace. These are just some of the realities of the people who fall victim to human trafficking. Caritas members are currently at a meeting in Paris to urge the current French Presidency of the EU to raise awareness about the ...

Caritas urges European Union not to turn migrants into criminals

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Europe, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Latin America, Migration by Caritas Communications

Caritas is calling on European governments to stop the criminalization of migrants as outlined in new EU legislation. Caritas organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean have urged Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and European Union states to review their harmful common migration policies. Caritas and church organisation in Europe backed the call, saying ...

Trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, Female face of migration, Migration, Trafficking by Caritas Communications

In the middle of 1990 people trafficking became a very serious and complicated problem in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, such as Bosnia-Herzegovina.

A way home for a Ukrainian mother

27/08/2010 Advocacy, Europe, Female face of migration, Migration, Ukraine by Caritas Communications

Olga had left her three children in the Ukraine to find work in Belgium.When she realised there could be opportunities to return to the Ukraine and set up a business in her home town, she turned to Caritas. Caritas Belgium’s repatriation programme gives returnees help in finding a home and a way to make money. ...