Reimagining Human Mobility - The role of local authorities for migrants’ inclusion in cities
In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18
18 December 2020. Most migrants, along with the majority of refugees and internally displaced people, live in urban areas, drawn by the prospect of safety and better opportunities. However, many migrants in cities and towns struggle with inadequate working and living conditions (in particular overcrowded and unsecure housing), limited access to services and severe human rights abuses.
Migration has shaped territories and cities throughout history and had a positive impact on innovation and development, but cities need to be prepared to accommodate and serve more and more diverse people. This means that local governments need to plan for the provision of more services such as waste and water management, electricity and energy, but also for more food, public space and recreational facilities, schools, hospitals and health facili
The resilient international migrant deserves better
In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18
While labor policies for international migrants in their host countries are well documented – and show the raw deal for many of them, especially low-skilled workers – the repatriation exercises carried out during COVID-19 by origin countries revealed more opportunities for improvement. The contagious nature of the crisis necessitated quick policy responses like border closures and lockdowns in several countries. However, while these policies applied to all within each national boundary, international migrants were always bound to find the restrictions harder as they came under the ambit of different safety nets compared to nationals. As migrants wished to ‘return home’ in the face of layoffs, crowded and newly contagious labour dormitories, and overall socioeconomic uncertainty, massive repatriation exercises faced inevitable delays. These were compounded by pressure
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