News headlines for “Immigration”, page 230
Drought in Sahel Affects Urban Cameroonians
- Inter Press Service
Sala Aminata, a housewife from the Logone and Shari Division in Cameroon’s Far North Region, looks at her six kids with apprehension as she tries to figure out how to feed them with her meagre salary.
Afghan Refugees Hounded in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government recently launched a harsh crackdown on illegal Afghan immigrants who have been pouring across the border into Pakistan, going so far as to request federal government permission to deal with the situation, which has deep social and economic implications for the host country.
FM Radio Spells Change, Success for Mideast Women
- Inter Press Service
Nisreen Awwad moves closer to the microphone as she signs off to her listeners, the words 'Nisaa FM: music, change, success' displayed prominently over her left shoulder.
Jordanian NGOs Lead the Fight for Migrant Workers’ Rights
- Inter Press Service
As the number of domestic workers flooding into Jordan from Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka reaches 140,000 annually, non-governmental organisations on the ground are working hard to protect migrant labourers’ rights and expose the terrible working conditions in the rich households that employ them.
Brazil’s Construction Boom Eases Integration of Haitians
- Inter Press Service
Pierre was in the next-door country of Dominican Republic when the January 2010 earthquake destroyed half of Port-au-Prince and killed at least 200,000 of his fellow Haitians, including his wife and his mother.
Spain to Reform, But Not Shut Down, Immigrant Detention Centres
- Inter Press Service
The Spanish government has decided to reform the country’s Immigrant Detention Centres (CIEs) in response to a wave of criticism of the way they are run, following the death of two migrants. But the announcement has not toned down the campaign for closure of what many regard as prisons.
Poles Apart in These Online Wars
- Inter Press Service
Many people are appalled by the anti-Polish website established recently by the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV). The site encourages complaints against migrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe, particularly from Poland. The Poles are hitting back with their own hotlines, and humour.
Latin American Migrants Flee Crisis in Spain
- Inter Press Service
'What on earth is happening to Spain?' asks Hernán Bocchio, a 43-year-old Argentine architect with three children who has been unemployed for four years and is considering a job offer from Brazil.
Some Swiss Parcels With Migrants In Them
- Inter Press Service
Two years ago, a Nigerian asylum seeker died during a forced deportation attempt from Switzerland. Now, the prosecution has dismissed the case, leaving nobody responsible for the young man's death. Instead of re-assessing the deportation system, Swiss authorities prefer ignorance.
Migrant Workers in Singapore Demand Justice
- Inter Press Service
When a group of about 100 mostly Bangladeshi migrant workers went on strike at a construction site over unpaid wages this month, it created ripples in this affluent and orderly island republic.
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