[ARTICLE] Migrant Women Unite and Fight for Our Rights!
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[ARTICLE] Migrant Women Unite and Fight for Our Rights!

To celebrate International Working Women's Day this year, IMA Global organized a webinar and invited women leaders from several regions to be speakers. The webinar, held on March 15, 2024, at 8:00 PM Hong Kong time, was attended by more than 80 participants from Asia, Europe, Canada, the United States, and Latin America.

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IMA-USA Orientation
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IMA-USA Orientation

Please join IMA-USA on Tuesday, March 25th 5-6:30pm for an orientation to learn more about joining the alliance and fighting against the root causes of forced migration!

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[ARTICLE] ICB Meeting - 22 February 2025
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[ARTICLE] ICB Meeting - 22 February 2025

Thirteen (13) members attended the ICB online meeting held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 9:30 PM Hong Kong time. This meeting was the first ICB meeting held this year. The meeting lasted about 2 hours and discussed several items, including: 1) The 6th Global Assembly of IMA, 2) Political development in the US and the impact of Trump’s regulation on migration and other sectors, 3) Preparation for the International Women's Day and International Labour’s Day, 4) Next ICB meeting.

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[STATEMENT] IMA Canada Statement on Amazon's Decision to Shut Down Quebec Plants
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[STATEMENT] IMA Canada Statement on Amazon's Decision to Shut Down Quebec Plants

We unequivocally condemn Amazon's recent decision to close its Quebec plants, a move that is a direct attack on the rights of workers to organize and unionize. The closure of all plants in Quebec not only jeopardizes the livelihoods of countless employees but also sends a chilling message to workers everywhere: that standing together for fair treatment and better working conditions can lead to retaliation by Amazon bosses.

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[STATEMENT] International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Europe: Unite for Justice—Stop War, Fund People
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[STATEMENT] International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Europe: Unite for Justice—Stop War, Fund People

The wars that the different imperialisms are carrying out in the world for a new geopolitical redistribution are forcing millions of people to flee.

Europe has maintained a position of total servility towards the USA. On the other hand, the migratory policies in Europe, with the rise of the right wing in many European countries, have provoked an intensification of anti-immigrant policies.

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[ARTICLE] SEAFARERS: Defend Our Livelihood, Assert Our Rights!
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[ARTICLE] SEAFARERS: Defend Our Livelihood, Assert Our Rights!

As part of IMA’s “9 Days of Migrant and Refugee Activism” between 10-18 December 2024, the IMA-USA Chapter along with co-organisers from the International Seafarers Action Center (ISAC), Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers (PCCS), Concerned Seafarers of the Philippines (CSP) and Migrante International held a global online forum on the, “Current challenges for seafarers and fishers in a world in conflict”—with the theme, ‘SEAFARERS: Defend Our Livelihood, Assert Our Rights!’.

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[STATEMENT] The Ongoing Cheap Labor and Modern-day Slavery through Labor Export/Import Program
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[STATEMENT] The Ongoing Cheap Labor and Modern-day Slavery through Labor Export/Import Program

In August 2024, 100 women from the Philippines arrived in South Korea. They participated in a caregiver program held for the first time by the South Korean and Philippine governments, aimed at providing "assistance" to mothers or expectant mothers. The Korean government believes that this program will be able to address the problem of the sharply declining birth rate in their country. With a promised salary of up to USD 1,750 per month and a working time of 30 hours a week, these young women left their families in the Philippines.

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Communiqué of the IMA Solidarity Conference on War, Militarism and Displacement
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Communiqué of the IMA Solidarity Conference on War, Militarism and Displacement

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA), together with Sekretariat Solidariti Palestin (SSP) and TENAGANITA, successfully held the Solidarity Conference on War, Militarism and Displacement, to commemorate the first anniversary of the attack on Gaza by the Zionist Israeli Forces. This conference was organised to strengthen unity and solidarity against imperialist war, exploitation and plunder. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 26 and 27, 2024.

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[ARTICLE] Education for Exploitation: What is Education trafficking?
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[ARTICLE] Education for Exploitation: What is Education trafficking?

As part of IMA’s “9 Days of Migrant and Refugee Activism” between 10-18 December 2024, the IMA Global—with co-organisers IMA Canada, Beranda Migran (Indonesia), Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG - Aotearoa/New Zealand) and Support Network for International Students (SNIS - Australia)—held an online forum on the emerging issue of education trafficking, which is affecting migrants globally. The forum was attended by over 50 participants from various countries, and had live Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia interpretation.

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[STATEMENT] Stop Modern Day Slavery of Migrant Domestic Workers and End Impunity of Diplomats
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[STATEMENT] Stop Modern Day Slavery of Migrant Domestic Workers and End Impunity of Diplomats

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Asia Pacific is extremely shocked by a news reported by www.abc.net.au1 on labour exploitation amounting to modern day slavery of Ms. Priyanka Danaratna, a Sri Lankan domestic worker by her employer, former Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner to Australia, Ms. Himalee Arunatilaka. Ms. Arunatilaka has been ordered by Federal Court in Canberra to pay Ms. Danaratna’s unpaid wages amounting to AU$374,000, plus another AU$169,000 in interest.

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[ARTICLE] IMA Global Online Orientation
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[ARTICLE] IMA Global Online Orientation

IMA Global successfully held an online orientation on December 15, 2024. The event, which was attended by around 40 participants from Asia, the USA, Canada, and Latin America, lasted for 1.5 hours and was facilitated by 2 IMA Executive Committee (EC) members: Manuel Hidalgo (MIREDES International) and Joanna Concepcion (Migrante International).

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