Migration RPC

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

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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: https://t.co/dDpqbYarsK

#IMD2019 #MigrantsDay

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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 👇 https://t.co/wR7sTX2IcB

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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 👉 https://t.co/qe0AuafkiL

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Cultural mediation through vernacularization: framing rights claims through the day-off campaign for #migrant domestic workers in #Singapore

https://t.co/bZbdMQHe6F #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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 👉 https://t.co/qKL8jnuwUf #migration #gender #gender #remittances

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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: https://t.co/NzKomyb4IB

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Drawing lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana and Indonesia: what can we learn from research on migration, marriage and intra-household dynamics?

Policy brief: https://t.co/xcx9Zc210C #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

What policy interventions are needed to enhance the welfare of migrant-sending households in Zimbabwe?

Policy brief: https://t.co/SssfcOif52 @lorenlandau @JulieL_Sussex @vdzingirai @EvaEggerPhD @UZimbabwe

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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

[Priya Deshingkar @priyadeshingkar]

Our research on human smuggling in #Senegal sheds light on gendered infrastructures of migration facilitation and the role of religion in migration https://t.co/FyKE8KmyxI

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Working paper - has #migration helped to bridge a gap in welfare between disadvantaged and advantaged households in rural Ghana?

Full paper here: https://t.co/tgq9DKhlFk @CMS_UG_LEGON @JulieL_Sussex @Prof_Teye @Louis_UG

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Working Paper: What do parents and wives make of the migration of young Ghanaian men to Libya and beyond?

Read the full paper here: https://t.co/G7NI4rD0FZ @dorte_thorsen @Prof_Teye @CMS_UG_LEGON #MigrationResearch #GenderAndGenerations

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Blog: Karen Salazar Ruiz focuses on whether return #migration should be seen as a failure or success, presenting evidence from Ghanaian returnees https://t.co/znhcRRNBN5 #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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: https://t.co/ESXjuPiGZY #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

What do we know about migration in Ethiopia, #remittances, and the quality of life of the family members staying at home?

Blog: https://t.co/Vw1NvrAxp9 @JulieL_Sussex #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Policy brief from @OSSREA - can the criminalisation of brokers mitigate irregular migration? What is the role of the state?

https://t.co/x12hv1kqDP #MigrationResearch #MigrationIndustry

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Policy brief from @KudaVan @ACMSWits focuses on regularising labour #Migration of Zimbabwean domestic workers in South Africa.

What approach should the state take? https://t.co/GsdFfQG4je #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

What can we learn from research on migration brokerage, precarity and agency?

This policy brief from @priyadeshingkar summarises our research: https://t.co/gkKPGhGwgg #MigrationResearch #MigrationBrokerage

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

Policy brief from @ACMSWits - what are the challenges facing Ethiopian entrepreneurs as they migrate and integrate into South Africa?https://t.co/nLVRZS7Xbg @KudaVan #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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 https://t.co/DdmaeCIpeY @OSSREA

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

When parents migrate leaving children behind, how is the educational enrolment of their children affected?

This Journal article explores evidence from rural Ponorogo, Indonesia: https://t.co/nxu9wsPKpm @ARI_MOOP #MigrationResearch

[Migration RPC @MigrationRPC]

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: https://t.co/6OTf8klLoJ @CMS_UG_LEGON #MigrationResearch