We're delighted to share that our film, Unstoppable Beat, was named best animation! Awarded by the Sundar Prize Film Festival, 228 films from across the globe competed. Congratulations to PositiveNegatives, INURED and UNIperiferias!

Watch the full film: bit.ly/48qZbYw

🎧'What matters in the migration corridor?'

Join Tawona Sithole (@UofGUnescoRILA) & other MIDEQ researchers on an audio journey through MIDEQ's corridors in 'Afamba Apota,' a radio play that playfully explores #migration .

Tune in: bit.ly/4buxMX5

💭What draws #Haitian migrants to Brazil? From government policies to the image of #Brazil , our latest working paper from ODI and UNIperiferias explores how the interplay between subjective and tangible informs migrant decision making : bit.ly/3UfQMlI

An estimated 27.6 million people were in forced labour between 2017 and 2021. Lorraine Wong, Elizabeth Weathersby and Gady Saiovici explore issues of involuntary labour in Burkinabè communities living in Cote d’Ivoire.

Read more: buff.ly/4cTInLZ

📸Marcel Crozet (ILO)

In China, the MIDEQ team worked with local communities to discuss transnational migrant workers, the effects of #COVID19 and grassroot driven approaches to addressing inequalities. Learn more about their efforts to empower #migrant workers: buff.ly/3VUDEnj

📸MIDEQ China

📢Event alert!

How do #gender inequalities play out through the migration journey? Join MIDEQ researchers on Wed. from Global Development Institute, Centre for Migration Studies - UG & INURED to learn what this means when developing policy responses. Register below 👇

Our gender work: bit.ly/3U1E34y

🌍What is the relationship between climate-related mobility and urbanization processes in the Global South? Jin-ho Chung encourages a more comprehensive understanding of the conditions affecting climate-related migrants in this UN University Centre for Policy Research policy brief: buff.ly/3TJXPS6

🔖Organised around seven themes, from gender to intermediaries, MIDEQ’s policy report lays out new data and evidence that challenges the ways in which #GlobalNorth concepts have been applied to #GlobalSouth . Check out our work to learn more bit.ly/3RZEMUH

In Cote d’Ivoire, MIDEQ researchers focused on media and community engagement to raise awareness birth registration in #Burkinabè communities. Their Impact Intervention aimed to empower migrants with knowledge on citizenship and their rights ⚖️: bit.ly/3rvtUT8

#KisahKita brought together migrant workers in #Malaysia for workshops on content creation. Learning how to produce videos, the workshops highlighted the need for migrants to share their own stories.

Sheril A. Bustaman-Azlee explains: bit.ly/3xqwGvX
📸MIDEQ Malaysia

📚 What does it mean to #decolonize migration research? Kalle Landström explores how researchers address Eurocentrism and how concepts such as epistemic injustice can be used as a lens to analyse these topics.

Read more: buff.ly/3vAdueT

MIDEQ, UNIperiferias and People's Palace Projects organised a day of performances and panels at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. From development to racism, the event focused on the experiences of Haitian #migrants in #Brazil .

More details: bit.ly/3RInjzn

MIDEQ Jordan (@IRCKHF) delves into the experiences of #Egyptian women and children who stay back when men migrate to #Jordan . How does their absence change #gender expectations, community dynamics and the role of children in the household 🏠?

Read more: buff.ly/3PKMGPO

Migrating from #Ethiopia to #SouthAfrica is difficult, long and expensive. Despite this, Ethiopian #migrants continue to make the journey. Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Caterina Mazzilli and Faisal Garba reflect on migrant decision making in the Global Africa journal
bit.ly/3VH28QA

💱 🏦 How does #gender impact remittance patterns? Using MIDEQ’s survey, Lorraine Wong and Elizabeth Weathersby explore the data from Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana.

Learn more: buff.ly/3TzsL7m

🇯🇴 MIDEQ Jordan @IRCKHF with تمكين للمساعدة القانونية وحقوق الانسان led policy discussions, on the rights of Egyptian #migrant workers in #Jordan .
📝 The panel convened ahead of a UPR submission, discussing issues like access to welfare for migrant workers.
🔗Learn more: buff.ly/4cBovNv

📚 'Dui Desh Tin Katha' our latest book by MIDEQ Nepal (NISER) captures the emotional journey of Nepali migrants and their families, sharing their stories and experiences through paintings and interviews.

🔗 Click for more: bit.ly/3PGlpy3

⚖️ How does our Access to Justice team (UN University Centre for Policy Research) work within MIDEQ to address migration inequalities in the #GlobalSouth ?

🎨 From legal pathways to creative arts, check out how the team are forging new routes to justice for migrants: bit.ly/44zEgiK

📸 - Gameli Tordzro

🌍 Delighted to share the 'Perspectives of South-South Migration' exhibition, a collaboration between MIDEQ China and Ghana (Centre for Migration Studies - UG) teams. This exhibition offers diverse insights into migration dynamics in the #GlobalSouth .

📷Click here for more: bit.ly/4av30vT!

🌍 Our latest working paper examines the role, challenges, & impact of trade unions in MIDEQ destination countries.
🛠️ Rachel Alexander sheds light on barriers & potential solutions for accessing collective rights for #migrants , through MIDEQ research: bit.ly/3TMXfnH