Article on “Understanding the Situation in Palestine” Webinar
The attacks and siege carried out by the Israeli government since early October have increased the suffering and death of the Palestinians.
Nerdeen Kiswani, the founder and chair of Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine, was invited by IMA to explain in detail what is really happening in Palestine, on the webinar “Understanding the Situation in Palestine”. The webinar was held on October 18 and attended by around 150 participants, IMA also explained our position as an alliance that defends the human rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people.
[ENG] POST RELEASE - NOV 18 GLOBAL ONLINE SPEAK OUT: MIGRANT AND LOCAL WORKERS UNITE IN STRUGGLE FOR A WORLD WITHOUT FORCED MIGRATION AND IMPERIALISM
NOVEMBER 18 – Over 100 participants gathered online to hear migrant worker leaders speak out against neoliberalism and imperialist wars of aggression, in line with the Peoples Global Days of Action Against APEC led by the No to APEC Coalition between November 11 to 17. Hosted by the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), the global online rally called A World Without Forced Migration and Imperialism! Global Speak Out of Migrants, Refugees, and Host Peoples against Neoliberal Exploitation and War was live streamed and viewed by over 200 viewers.
The Second Online Global Orientation - International Migrants Alliance (IMA) October 7, 2023
The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) held its second virtual Global Orientation last October 7, 2023 (9 PM GMT+8:00). The event was attended by around 20 participants from various IMA members and organizations, further supplemented with Indonesian and Spanish interpretation.
Grassroots and Anti-Imperialist Migrant Workers, Refugees, and Displaced People Oppose the Violent Occupation of and Wars of Aggression in Palestine
On October 9, in retaliation to the most recent escalation of the Palestinian people’s resistance to occupation, the Israeli government imposed a “complete siege” on Gaza. According to the Israeli defense minister’s own words, “We are imposing a complete siege on Gaza. There will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything will be closed. We are fighting against human animals and we are acting accordingly.”
ILPS Commission 15 Statement on Israel-Palestine Conflict
The International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) Commission 15, devoted to the rights and welfare of the diaspora, refugees and migrant workers displaced by imperialism and local reactionaries, reiterates these calls today amidst the escalation, signaled on October 7, of the Palestinian people’s resistance to US-backed Israeli occupation.
Solidarity Video - Migrants, STAND! (Speak the Truth, Never Again to Dictatorship)
Migrants from all over the world stand in solidarity with the Filipino people’s struggle for human rights and democracy.
Article on “Migrants, STAND! (Speak the Truth, Never Again to Dictatorship!)” Webinar
Martial Law declared by Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in the Philippines in 1972 has brought great pain and tears to the people in the Philippines. Although the Filipino people successfully toppled Martial Law and dictatorship, later administrations only replaced them with new regulations that are no less harmful to the people. To commemorate the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines, IMA held a solidarity webinar on September 18, 2023.
WHY HOST AND MIGRANT WORKERS OPPOSE NEOLIBERAL GLOBALIZATION?
From the G20 meeting in Bali to the G7 meeting in Japan to the upcoming APEC meeting in San Francisco, we witness monopolists’ attempts to save - even multiply - their profits, while our governments choose to safeguard business’s interests over the livelihood and well being of their peoples.
The First Online Global Orientation - International Migrants Alliance (IMA) August 26, 2023
On August 26, 2023, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Global successfully held an orientation attended by 65 participants from Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, US, Canada, Asia, and Australia. The orientation was aimed at members to get to know IMA and the work done by IMA.
IMA-AP & APRRN Hold Webinar On Refugee Situation In ASPAC
The International Migrants Alliance (IMA)Asia Pacific, together with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), organized “What It Means To Be A Refugee”, a webinar on the situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Asia Pacific, entitled: “What It Means To Be A Refugee”
IMA Global Secretariat Meet in Hong Kong
Kiarra Caballero (Philippines) and Rut Arsari (Indonesia), the new members of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Global Secretariat, visited Hong Kong on July 12-17, 2023.
IMA-ICB Meets, Develops 2023-2024 Plan
Towards a stronger global migrant movement!
This was the spirit imbibed by the new members of the International Migrants Alliance’s International Coordinating Body (IMA-ICB) when they met together for their first in-person meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss and detail the General Program of Action (GPOA) that came out of the successfully concluded 5 th Global Assembly of the IMA last December 2022.
Submission to the UN Secretary-General on Migrants’ Human Rights Conditions
We submit this report to the United Nations Secretary-General to put a spotlight on the issues facing migrants today. We hope that it sheds light into situations that could not be uncovered from the submissions and reports of UN Member States.
International Migrants Alliance Post Release for May Day
The more than 100 member organizations of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) triumphantly planned and executed several actions all over the world, highlighting the struggles of migrant workers, refugees, and displaced peoples and their unity in struggle with working and oppressed people globally.
Statement of the International Migrants Alliance on International Working Women’s Day 2023
On this International Working Women’s Day 2023, we call on fellow working women migrants to rise, organise and strengthen our unity to assert and defend ourselves in the face of imperialism and the neoliberal policies designed to degrade, attack, and invalidate our rights and welfare.
International Migrants Alliance Statement for International Labor Day
Migrant and Local Workers Unite to Resist Neoliberal Exploitation and Advance Genuine Peace, Justice, and Prosperity.
International Migrants Alliance Statement for Earth Day 2023
Resolve Climate Change Through System Change! Migrant Workers and Refugees Oppose Neoliberal Policies and Support Climate Justice
G7 and the Exploitation of Migrants and Refugees
Eni Lestari, Chairperson of International Migrants Alliance Reaction to the Nature and Character of the Group of Seven