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Migration RPC

@MigrationRPC

UKAid-funded consortium 2010-2019. Internal, regional, & international #migration in relation to poverty in Africa & Asia. Improving policy. Sharing knowledge.

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Throughout the programme, we’ve tasked ourselves with showing the human face of migration and including #MigrantVoices in our work, to feed evidence into the public conversation. Read more in our end of programme report: bit.ly/2Q1FVJA #IMD2019 #MigrantsDay


At the age of 22, Zebiba hatched an escape plan from the lifelong poverty in her household. She decided to go to Saudi Arabia to take a job as a domestic worker to support herself and her family. Blog 👇 buff.ly/2QPUCzJ


The debate on child labour with its focus on exploitation and harmful work defines a child as a person under 18 years. Fatou’s account shows that a girl aged 15 is capable of making choices when employment falls below her expectations. Blog 👉 buff.ly/2ENsPen


Cultural mediation through vernacularization: framing rights claims through the day-off campaign for #migrant domestic workers in #Singapore buff.ly/2XVeowX #MigrationResearch


It's debatable whether migrant work empowers women, when they are restricted by patriarchal norms on their return home. Blog by @dorte_thorsen and Benoit Tine 👉 buff.ly/2I0a75j #migration #gender #gender #remittances


While brokers play a role in precarious working conditions, potential migrants still ask for their help with their journey and managing migration risks. Lessons for policy from Bangladesh, Ghana and Singapore: bit.ly/2qSGPzM


Drawing lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana and Indonesia: what can we learn from research on migration, marriage and intra-household dynamics? Policy brief: bit.ly/2qTz5O0 #MigrationResearch


What policy interventions are needed to enhance the welfare of migrant-sending households in Zimbabwe? Policy brief: buff.ly/37qBkJ6 @lorenlandau @JulieL_Sussex @vdzingirai @EvaEggerPhD @UZimbabwe


Irregular Migration in Senegal: Faith, Dreams and Human Smuggling through the Desert and Sea - latest paper

Our research on human smuggling in #Senegal sheds light on gendered infrastructures of migration facilitation and the role of religion in migration migratingoutofpoverty.org/files/file.php…

priyadeshingkar's tweet image. Our research on human smuggling in  #Senegal sheds light on gendered infrastructures of migration facilitation and the role of religion in migration migratingoutofpoverty.org/files/file.php…


Working paper - has #migration helped to bridge a gap in welfare between disadvantaged and advantaged households in rural Ghana? Full paper here: buff.ly/2KJlGP5 @CMS_UG_LEGON @JulieL_Sussex @Prof_Teye @Louis_UG


Working Paper: What do parents and wives make of the migration of young Ghanaian men to Libya and beyond? Read the full paper here: buff.ly/2KDGwiQ @dorte_thorsen @Prof_Teye @CMS_UG_LEGON #MigrationResearch #GenderAndGenerations


Blog: Karen Salazar Ruiz focuses on whether return #migration should be seen as a failure or success, presenting evidence from Ghanaian returnees buff.ly/2pgkZVW #MigrationResearch


Working paper from @KudaVan @ACMSWits focuses on how a temporalised approach to #migration and critical border studies can contribute to better understanding of migrant subjectivities. Read in full here: buff.ly/353n2f8 #MigrationResearch


What do we know about migration in Ethiopia, #remittances, and the quality of life of the family members staying at home? Blog: buff.ly/2JTJCPt @JulieL_Sussex #MigrationResearch


Policy brief from @OSSREA - can the criminalisation of brokers mitigate irregular migration? What is the role of the state? buff.ly/2BCJ240 #MigrationResearch #MigrationIndustry


Policy brief from @KudaVan @ACMSWits focuses on regularising labour #Migration of Zimbabwean domestic workers in South Africa. What approach should the state take? buff.ly/2BBj6G5 #MigrationResearch


What can we learn from research on migration brokerage, precarity and agency? This policy brief from @priyadeshingkar summarises our research: buff.ly/2PgYlaw #MigrationResearch #MigrationBrokerage


Policy brief from @ACMSWits - what are the challenges facing Ethiopian entrepreneurs as they migrate and integrate into South Africa?buff.ly/2p3ZMOO @KudaVan #MigrationResearch


Changing patterns of migration and remittances in Ethiopia: read the working paper from @JulieL_Sussex @hiyabasme, which notes changes in destinations, remittances and household welfare between 2014-2018 buff.ly/2OnExC5 @OSSREA


When parents migrate leaving children behind, how is the educational enrolment of their children affected? This Journal article explores evidence from rural Ponorogo, Indonesia: buff.ly/37ZFpnH @ARI_MOOP #MigrationResearch


Recruitment agents & other actors reinforce & represent structures of inequality & perpetuating exploitation. But they also play a key role in helping migrants to navigate through restrictive regimes. Policy brief here: buff.ly/2PnDl3G @CMS_UG_LEGON #MigrationResearch


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