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« Back to BlogDue diligence and labour rights – migrants and refugees in the textile sector
23 March 2017
Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz reflects on recent steps by the OECD and others towards better protecting refugee & migrant workers in the garment sector
Migration, insecurity and development in Central Africa
6 February 2017
Dr. Papa Demba Fall advocates for the need for a regional approach to confront challenges of migration, insecurity and development in Central Africa
‘We search for Life’: Mobilities, infrastructure and the Congolese from Eastern DR Congo
Exploring everyday as well as conflict-driven migrations of Congolese in the Great Lakes region
BBC Panorama’s investigation and the Syrian refugee workers in the Turkish garment industry
3 November 2016
Following the exposure of refugee and child labour in the Turkish garment industry, Dr Korkmaz looks at the historical relationship between informal and formal sectors in Turkey, how this is changing, and what steps must be taken to combat child and informal labour, and to provide decent work for all workers, irrespective of nationality
Refugee women and children in the Calais ‘Jungle’ and the dismantling of the camp: Is it really the end?
One week after the beginning of the destruction of the 'Jungle' camp, women and children residents face an uncertain future
Refuge in Technology
28 September 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumna Aliyyah Ahad analyses the increasingly important role played by tech solutions - including those (co)designed by refugees themselves - in responding to the needs of today's refugees