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Decent work conditions for domestic workers

30/05/2011 Domestic servitude, Migration, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas Internationalis calls on the International Labour Conference (1-17 June, Geneva) to create legal protection for domestic workers by adopting the “Decent work for domestic workers” Convention and Recommendation. Caritas statement to the ILC Caritas has been advocating for legal rights for domestic migrant workers with its “Under one roof, under one law” campaign. Migrant ...

Migrants blocked in camps at Libyan borders eager to go home

8/04/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Domestic servitude, Egypt, Emergencies, Labor exploitation, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Many migrant workers from Bangladesh had been living in Libya for a long time, often for several years. Most of them were employed in the construction sector, in the capital Tripoli but also in Brak, Misurata or Nalut.

Sudan: Be calm but vigilant…

7/04/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, South Sudan, Sudan by Caritas Communications

Statement from the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference Be calm but vigilant… (1 Peter 5:8) 7th April 2011 We the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, gathered in Extraordinary Plenary assembly in Juba, South Sudan, from 1st – 7th April 2011, have prayed and reflected together on the situation in our beloved Sudan. Mindful of our responsibility as ...

Dire conditions in Lampedusa camps

5/04/2011 Advocacy, Europe, Italy, Migration, Refugees by Caritas Communications

This blog entry is based on a series of articles started by Caritas Europa about the Caritas response to the recent events in Northern Africa. In this series, Caritas Italy and reporter Emilio Fabio Tosello regularly share their reports from different places where Caritas is acting to help those affected. Caritas is present on the ...

The story of Samer and Maryam, Palestinian migrants fleeing from Libya

23/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Palestine, Jerusalem, Labor exploitation, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration by Caritas Communications

Two weeks ago, Samer started his journey back home. From Bengazi in Libya, he left for Egypt. Walking is difficult for the old man, but he wanted to leave Libya while it was still possible, before the city would be surrounded by the government’s troops.

Massive departures at the Salloum border camp

23/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Labor exploitation, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Yesterday, a lot of people had to pack their stuff at the Salloum border camp. Salloum looked like a crowded, badly-organised coach station. Dozens of buses were obstructing the access to the camp. There has been a lot of movement here in the last days. A lot of people could finally leave.

Tensions rise in Sudan’s Abyei region

18/03/2011 Africa, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Migration, Refugees, South Sudan, Sudan by Caritas Communications

by Sara Fajardo, CRS communications officer The March 2 and 5 attacks in the contested oil rich region of Abyei, Sudan, have led to estimates of more than 100 dead and 20,000-25,000, nearly half the population, deserting Abyei town. Abyei is proving to be one of the most difficult areas to resolve between northern and ...

A woman’s world?

10/03/2011 Advocacy, Blog, Development, Female face of migration, Migration by Caritas Communications

Across the globe, women do 66% of the world’s work and produce 50% of its food, yet earn only 10% its income and own 1% of its property. Such figures show just how far we still have to go in the struggle to achieve the genuine equality and empowerment of women worldwide, an objective set ...

“Staying in Libya far too dangerous”

9/03/2011 Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Migrants can call their families for free on arrival through Caritas and its partner OKUP. Credits: OKUP Caritas Bangladesh and its partner organisation OKUP are providing assistance to Bangladeshi migrant workers fleeing the social unrests in Libya on their arrival at Dhaka airport. Returnees are given some money, food and transport facilities to reach bus ...

A surge of solidarity at the Tunisian-Libyan border

8/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Available in French Caritas staff Suzanna Tcalek and Sébastien Dechamps met Hassen and his family during their evaluation mission at the Tunisian-Libyan border. (See an account of the mission and view more pictures) “Hassen runs a little commerce in the city of Mansura some three hundred kilometers from the border. He has mobilized a collection ...