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PETITION Calling for the Ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention ! PETITION Calling for the Ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention ! 12/07/10

Be active and sign the petition ONLINE!

On the occasion
of the 20th anniversary year of the UN Migrant Workers Convention,
December18, the International Resource Centre on the Human Rights of
Migrants, together with the European Platform for Migrant Workers Rights,
launches the campaign: “Europe it’s Time to Ratify the Migrant Workers
Convention,” demanding the European Union to live up to its core values,
all 27 Member States of the EU are asked to ratify this core international
human rights instrument.

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Final report from the seminar in Prague organised for SOLIM Final report from the seminar in Prague organised for SOLIM 02/06/10

Read the report fro the seminar, which SIMI, OPU and MKC organised for Portuguese partner organisation Solidariedade Imigrante (SOLIM) z Portugalska in the framework of the project Regularization of irregular migration. The seminar took place in the period of 24 - 27 March 2010 and it aimed to familiarize the Portuguese delegates with the situation in the area of irregular migration and regularisation in the Czech Republic and along with it responsible practices for local non-profit organisations as well as Czech state administrative bodies and on that basis to develop debate in order to encourage Czech NGOs in their lobbying activities in relation to the discussed issues.

From the Portuguese side, Timóteo Macedo, director of SOLIM and his colleague Madina Omarkhanova accepted the invitation to the seminar.

A VERY FIRST MARCH FOR MIGRANTS´ RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC A VERY FIRST MARCH FOR MIGRANTS´ RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 02/06/10

Have you been dissatisfied with policies and practices of the Czech Foreign Police and the Ministry of Interior? Have you been alarmed by the level of exploitation of some migrant workers in times of the economic crisis? Did you know that labour offices have almost stopped issuing work permits? Did you know that a great number of migrant workers could have their residence and work illegalised? If so...

COME ON SUNDAY 6 June 2010 AT 4 P.M.PALACKEHO NAMESTI, PRAGUE (metro Karlovo namesti, exit Palackeho namesti / Palacky square) Growing restrictions of the Czech authorities have been endangering the legality of stay, economic and social rights and human dignity of almost 150 thousand migrants.

Come, join us for the March for Migrants´ Rights! Please, pass the information on.

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Report from the opening seminar in the project Regularization of irregular migration Report from the opening seminar in the project Regularization of irregular migration 25/10/09

The opening seminar took place in Prague from 19 July to 22 July 2009 as part of the trans-national activities implemented within the framework of the project “Regularisation as one of the tools in the fight against irregular migration,” financed by the European Social Fund through the Human Resources and Employment Operational Program and the state budget of the Czech Republic.

The seminar was organised for the representatives of the project’s foreign partner organisations, namely SOS Racismo –Mugak (San Sebastian, Spain) and SOLIM (Lisbon, Portugal). These delegates were accompanied during the entirety of the seminar by the experts from the Czech partner organizations involved in the project, namely the Association for Integration and Migration (SIMI), the Organisation for Aid to Refugees (OPU) and the Multicultural Centre Prague (MKC).

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Foreign internships within the project Regularisation of irregular migration 14/10/09

This week, two internships of our colleagues take place within the project „Regularisation as one of the tools in the fight against irregular migration“ at the partner organisations in Spain and Portugal, during which they shall exchange experience in the field of the irregular migration and regularization in the concerned countries as well as strengthen the partnership between the organisations.

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Foreigners are harshly exploited: People in Need and other non-profit organizations appeal for reform 23/09/09

A group of twelve non-governmental organizations engaged with migration and working with foreigners today sent a statement to the PM of the Czech Republic Jan Fischer, Minister of the Interior Martin Pecina, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Petr Šimerka, Minister for Human Rights Michael Kocáb and Chairman of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions Milan Štěch. It requests a promise to solve the worsening situation of the many foreigners who are illegally exploited by sinister labor intermediaries, often with the quiet agreement of the responsible agencies. It is not only the experience of non-profit organizations, but also verification by the media that shows that in many cases the exploitation and enslavement of foreigners is out of the control of the state. The statement also contains a strong appeal for the government to also propose a solution to the current and, according to the authors of the statement, critical situation. More informations can be found there (only in Czech).

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