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Two films at the 2010 Human Rights Watch Film Festival take on the issue of immigration the US. Host Amy Costello talks with filmmakers Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson.

Labor Justice Radio brings you a translated version of a piece by Radio Tlacuache. On April 27, 2010, Radio Tlacuache members visited the Home Depot in Northeast Philadelphia to interview day laborers. This Home Depot is a place where day laborers gather to look for work. On that day, there were almost 50 people hoping to be hired for work. These workers spoke about what a typical day is like for them, and shared their thoughts about the draconian immigration law that was recently passed in Arizona.

Yvonne, a live-in nanny and member of Domestic Workers United shares stories that illustrate the need for domestic workers to have equal labor protections and benefits-- two things that they are currently not getting under the law. The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would change that. Sign a petition to tell the New York State Senate to pass the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights today.

This interview was conducted by Dan Jones of On Blast, and produced by Labor Justice Radio's Kistine Carolan.

Members of Brighton Voices in Exile (BVIE) talk about what they feel are the biggest issues facing them as refugees and    asylum seekers in the UK today.

In this interview, Rita Chadha, from RAMFEL (the Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London), talks about the organisation and its work across several boroughs in London. The interview was recorded at the Asian Women’s Education and Training Fair in Ilford.

Not for Sale! - Two young women recognise that a human trafficker in their midst, thanks to information provided to them through community outreach.

False Promises- Her dream job in the big city becomes a nightmare when a young woman is forced into sex work.

Pat Kenny from Radio 1 interviews Anele Jakiel, a migrant worker from Malawi and Siobhan O'Donoghue from the Migrants Rights Centre Ireland on the Domestic Working Action Group and their demands for improving the protection of migrant domestic workers in Ireland.
 

 Special coverage on an IOM project on trafficking that was launched on the occasion of International Migrants Day.