[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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[ARTICLE] Migrants and Refugees, advance our struggle for rights, justice and a world without forced migration!
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[ARTICLE] Migrants and Refugees, advance our struggle for rights, justice and a world without forced migration!

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) would like to acknowledge the contributions of our members during our 9 Days of Migrant & Refugee Activism from December 10 (International Human Rights Day) to December 18 (International Migrants Day). Many IMA members from USA, Canada, Ecuador, Chile, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Middle East, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, South Korea and Italy organised and participated in many activities.

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[STATEMENT] Celebrate the collective resistance of migrants and refugees amid neoliberal attacks, racism and war
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[STATEMENT] Celebrate the collective resistance of migrants and refugees amid neoliberal attacks, racism and war

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) commemorates the International Migrants Day by celebrating the global movement of migrants, refugees and displaced people who are steadfastly organising, forging solidarity with workers and peoples, and building collective mutual support while resisting the onslaught of imperialist exploitation and war.

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[REMINDER] IMA ORIENTATION - 5 DAYS TO GO!
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[REMINDER] IMA ORIENTATION - 5 DAYS TO GO!

We will have an IMA Orientation webinar for organisations wanting to know more about us, and how to join our alliance. We will present IMA’s history, our work and our progress as an alliance. We will also share our constitution and by-laws, and discuss parts pertaining to members’ rights and responsibilities.

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9 DAYS OF MIGRANT AND REFUGEE ACTIVISM
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9 DAYS OF MIGRANT AND REFUGEE ACTIVISM

𝘞𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘔𝘈 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘢.𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵@𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮!

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#IMASolCon | Khairul Falah Bin Shamsul Bahrain of Belia Harmoni Malaysia highlighted that activists go beyond helping at certain periods and needs — they fight for lasting change in a sustained, clearly directed fashion.

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#IMASolCon | Yoshio Nakamura, representing the Asia Wide Campaign – Japan, underscored the importance of forming the broadest united front to achieve shared objectives. He emphasized the need for coordinated actions to guide the movement toward a resolute anti-imperialist direction.

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📣 #IMASolCon | Farwina Faroque of Boycott Divest Sanction - Malaysia stresses the importance of supporting Palestinian women journalists and activists, ensuring that their stories reach the world because these are, in themselves, a fight for their rights.

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📣 #IMASolCon | The violence women face, particularly in the context of war and migration, is a critical issue that demands urgent attention. Silan Ergin from Tevgera Jinên Kurd li Ewropa emphasizes that the fight for women’s rights calls on all of us to speak out and take meaningful action in solidarity.

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📣 #IMASolCon | María Elena Osorio from the Organisation of Colombian Refugees in Chile sheds light on the profound toll of war and conflict on women, who bear the brunt of gender-based violence as historically entrenched in patriarchy, as well as the violence that their families are subjected to.

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📣 #IMASolCon | Joanna Concepcion from Migrante International highlights the active and decisive role of Filipino women, including migrants, in resisting foreign domination and championing national liberation and democracy.

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📣 #IMASolCon | Masuma Tavakoli of the Afghan Women Support Group highlights the role of [radical] hope in envisioning and fighting for a future where migrants’ and refugees’ rights are upheld and their lives protected from all forms of exploitation.

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📣 #IMASolCon | Jaw Tu Hkawng from Asylum Access Malaysia puts forward the call to continuously uphold media ethics in delivering information about the issues and conditions confronting migrants and refugees — a task not only to be carried forth by journalists, but all of us advocates.

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