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Leeds Refugee Radio - Programme 1

11/12/12

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In the first programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to former South Leeds Community Radio Station Manager and current VSO volunteer Judith Weymont about some of the issues and prejudices faced by these groups.

Asylum Seekers / Refugees

United Kingdom

Filipino Migration, a Double-Edged Phenomenon

10/12/12

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The Philippines is often presented as a good practice case when it comes to international labour migration policies. Our Radio1812 reporters heard a different story at the World Social Forum on Migrations last week in Manila when they spoke with Aurora de Dios (Chair Migrant Studies Department at Mriram College), Ellene Sana (Executive Director Center for Migrant Advocacy) and Carmelita Nuqui (Chair of DAWN - Development Action for Women Network).

Migration General

Philippines

Protecting migrants in vulnerable situations.

07/12/12

10:35 minutes (9.69 MB) | 1057 reads | 292 downloads | download this file

At the Civil Society Days in Mauritius, our reporter Jenni Roth spoke with Martina Liebsch (Caritas Internationalis), Ignacio Packer (Terre des Hommes) and Sue Le Mesurier (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) about the need for effective international protection mechanisms as well as professional support for migrants and their families who find themselves in dire humanitarian situations.

Picture: UN Radio

Script attached.

Voices from the 2012 WSFM in the Philippines

03/12/12

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Reporting from the WSFM in Manila, our local Radio1812 reporters Ven Blo and George Arceno spoke with participants about the key features of what turned out to be the biggest gathering yet of the World Social Forum on Migration. As key organizer William Gois puts it: "We want a world in which people can move freely and with dignity."

Advocates call for immigration reform as Mexican president-elect visits Obama in DC

02/12/12

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Mexico’s President Elect is in Washington, D.C. today, meeting with US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, and discussing the economy, immigration, and other pressing issues. The visit of Enrique Peña Nieto comes as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are pushing for immigration reforms. The House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a bill to give more visas to high-skilled foreign workers, while some Senators from border states are pushing a bill to give young undocumented people a path to legal status.

Migration Management / Policies

What is Radio 1812?

Radio 1812 is an initiative launched by December 18 in 2006. It is a global event that brings together migrant groups and radios from around the world to produce, broadcast and share programmes celebrating the achievements and highlighting the concerns of migrants worldwide. Click here to download the progress report.

Click here for a list of participants in 2012

For programs in other languages than English, Spanish or French click here.

ODYSSEIA - AUDIO MAGAZINE

The November issue of Odysseia focuses on the rights of migrant domestic workers and the campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 189. Click here to listen to it.

The pilot edition of our audio magazine is still available. It focuses on the routes migrants take and the difficulties and challenges they face when moving from one country to another.