Tag: migrants
‘Shocking’ abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain, U.N. says
Spain must urgently protect thousands of women brought over from Morocco as essential workers to pick strawberries during the new coronavirus pandemic in abysmal conditions…
EU records first rise in asylum applications since height of 2015 migrant crisis: EASO
Applications for asylum in the European Union rose for the first time since 2015 and the trend is expected to continue despite the COVID-19 pandemic,…
As coronavirus lockdowns end, thousands of migrants are making the deadly crossing to Europe
Five times as many migrants crossed into the European Union in May compared to a month earlier as coronavirus lockdowns across the continent are eased…
Race protests spark calls for Arab states to end ‘exploitative’ migrant worker system
Global anti-racism protests sparked calls on Monday for Arab countries to abolish an “exploitative” system of sponsorship for migrant workers that has been likened to…
Malta lets migrants ashore after weeks in limbo
Malta has bowed to pressure and allowed 425 migrants to disembark from four boats kept at sea for a month. PM Robert Abela cited a…
UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic
The UN Secretary-General has expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a rethinking of how the world supports refugees, migrants and internally displaced…
People smugglers disembark some 400 migrants near beach in Sicily
People smugglers managed to disembark some 400 migrants, probably all Tunisians, from two boats near a beach in Sicily on Sunday before sailing away, the…
Migrant wages sent home set to drop $142 bln in 2020 – World Bank
Global remittances are set to tumble by $142 billion in 2020, the sharpest fall in recent history, the World Bank estimates, as the coronavirus crisis…
Mexico ordered to guarantee coronavirus health care to migrants
A judge ordered the Mexican government to extend its coronavirus protections to migrants, ruling that health care be guaranteed to detainees and temporary residence permits…
Venezuelans in US Need Urgent Temporary Protection
The United States government should recognize the increased risk COVID-19 poses in Venezuela and urgently designate Venezuelans in the US for temporary protection, Human Rights…
Global site 
Finnish site