Perspectives & Positions
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In the context of migration-related development, a myriad of civil society organisations - including NGOs, migrant, diaspora and labour organisations - are dedicated to capacity building, skills and livelihood training, voluntary return and reintegration programming, co-development opportunities, remittances and reinvestment, as well as the full range of community building and other more traditional development projects. Within this work, there is an unequivocal commitment to address the root causes of migration and, in particular, the factors that not only "push" but compel people to migrate, often under life-threatening conditions that compromise the dignity of the human person. The dedication of civil society actors in these areas is not only concrete, but also visible and measurable; the work is well-documented in reports to donors and partners, in academic research, position papers, conference documents, advocacy materials and compilations of migrant experiences.
- And if they were supported by their families, given assistance and recognised before the law?
- A short paper outlining the basic requirements for the full protection and integration of migrant children in destination countries.
- Return: Solutions for change
- Looking to viable solutions to reduce enforcement-related returns and irregular migration that contemplate the needs of families to be together, the mutual needs of employers and workers worldwide, the imperative of social cohesion and the need to match laws with realities.
- Mobile, global and hard at work: Re-evaluating migrant options, risks and dignity in an age of globalisation
- Discussing the need to need to think in terms of every person, rather than workers; of respect for the family, rather than individuals; and of the dignity of each human being, migrant or citizen - working or not - rather than rights alone.
- Getting practical in migration and development
- Integration and NGOs as keys in practical programming and policy making.
- The love of Christ towards migrants
- Increased globalisation is synonymous with high levels of migration. The Catholic Church sees this as an opportunity to give support to migrants and condemn human rights violations of migrants.
- Contribution to the debate on the communication by the Commission on a community immigration policy
- Document expressing the concerns of European Churches on the topic of the relationship between a migrant's country of origin and its host country and how migrants should have the right to travel between the two without issues.
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