Radio 1812

Civil Society Days in Mauritius: Concrete Actions and Benchmarks Needed

21/11/12

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Reporting from Mauritius, our reporter Jenni Roth spoke with key people at the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development. Includes interviews with John Bingham (ICMC), Karl Flecker (CLC), and Stefan Rother (ABI Freiburg) as well as input from the Minister of Labour of Mauritius, Shakeel Mohammed, and the Mexican Ambassador in Mauritius

The full script of the program is attached.

Global Forum Migration Development

Mauritius

John Bingham (ICMC): Radio1812 - there's nothing like it!

19/11/12

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Although he's facing an extremely busy schedule at the GFMD/CSD in Mauritius, John Bingham from the International Catholic Migration Commission found a minute to express his support for Radio1812.

ODYSSEIA November 2012: The struggle for migrant domestic workers' rights!

18/11/12

29:07 minutes (26.65 MB) | 1581 reads | 366 downloads | download this file

Around the world, millions of domestic workers clean, cook, look after children and elderly people and do other tasks for private households. Many of these workers are migrant workers facing harsh working conditions and who are at a heightened risk of exploitation. In this new edition of Odysseia we are therefore paying special attention to the 12-by-12 Campaign, launched by the ITUC in December 2011 in partnership with a wide range of civil society organizations.

Richard O'Brien meets volunteers from the Migrant'Scène festival in France

17/11/12

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Juliette Hallaire, Mue M'Puati and Bokn (known to his family as Mathieu) are just three of the large teams of volunteers and artists making possible the Migrant'Scène festival this week in Nantes. In conjunction with La Cimade, an organisation working for the rights of illegal migrants to France, they have put together an event which takes as its starting point the role of the sea in population movement.

France

Somaly Mam and Voices for Change

13/11/12

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In 2008, a program called Voices for Change began in Cambodia. The program began with a vision to provide survivors of human trafficking with the opportunity to have their voices heard all around the world.

But the program doesn’t just aim to help survivors of human trafficking: it’s also run by survivors of human trafficking, aiming to “to give survivors the opportunity to help themselves by helping others”.

Aired on ABC Radio's Life Matters program

Trafficking / Smuggling

Cambodia

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.