Migration

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • May 26, 2020 • 7 min read

Migrant rights Taipei station becomes protest focal point, sparking migrant rights debate

By Ying-Yu Alicia Chen • May 26, 2020
A recent proposed ban on gatherings in Taipei Main Station has sparked anger in Taiwan, with the terminal's main hall holding a rich history of hosting protests and gatherings, as well as serving as a community space for many Southeast Asian migrant workers in the city

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • May 26, 2020 • 9 min read

Human trafficking Cracks widen during virus for Vietnam’s most vulnerable – trafficked women

By Ashley Lampard • May 26, 2020
In northern Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of workers cross the Chinese border each year in search of work, among them women lured on false pretences and trafficked into marriage or sex work. As Vietnam's economy has slowed in recent months, these women are more vulnerable than ever

Migration • May 25, 2020 • 10 min read
Tales of the Pandemic

Humanitarian outreach for migrants on the Thai-Myanmar border

Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Myanmar frontier home to a large Burmese migrant worker and refugee community, was hit hard in February when borders shut and supply routes were interrupted. Wayland Blue of the Shade Tree Foundation was part of an outreach team trying to mitigate these effects through a community outreach programme
By Wayland Blue

Migration • May 25, 2020 • 2 min read
Migrant workers

Filipina domestic worker commits suicide in Lebanon says embassy

A Filipina domestic workers committed suicide after jumping from the roof of a shelter run by her embassy in Lebanon. Already harsh conditions for migrant workers in the Middle East have only been made worse in recent months as the Covid-19 crisis causes currencies to depreciate and wages drop
By Agence France-Presse

Migration • May 15, 2020 • 4 min read
Cox's Bazar

First Covid-19 case found in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi officials announced on May 15 that a first person tested positive in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. The world's largest refugee settlement and home to one million people living in overcrowded conditions, fears are that it will rapidly spread
By Shafiqul Alam and Sam Jahan/AFP

Migration • May 13, 2020 • 7 min read
Refugee rights

Once a safe haven, anti-Rohingya sentiment in Malaysia is growing

Malaysia, once a safe haven for thousands of Rohingya, is witnessing a shift in attitude towards the persecuted and displaced minority group from Myanmar. Fuelled by misinformation and government rhetoric, anti-Rohingya sentiment is growing online
By Andrew Haffner

Migration • May 12, 2020 • 10 min read
Sport

Karen national football team playing for victory away from home

In the US state of Minnesota, the newly established Karen Football Association is aiming to provide a platform to promote the struggles of the ethnic group back in Myanmar, as well as foster a sense of community and identity for future generations in their new home
By Alexi Demetriadi

Migration • May 08, 2020 • 10 min read
Covid-19

As migrant mental health suffers in Singapore dorms, aid groups rally

As Singapore enters its 5th week of "circuit breaker" mode, the migrant workers quarantined in the city-state's dormitories are suffering under the psychological toll of isolation in squalid conditions and the ever-looming threat of contracting the virus
By Toh Ee Ming and Kelly Ng

Migration • May 04, 2020 • 4 min read
Vietnamese refugees

Convicted Vietnam refugee fights deportation after 30 years in Hong Kong

Vo Van Hung is one of the last remaining Vietnamese "boat people" in Hong Kong. Three decades after he landed on its shores as a child refugee, he is fighting efforts to deport him to Vietnam now that he has finished a 22-year jail sentence for murder
By Su Xinqi / AFP

Migration • Apr 22, 2020 • 10 min read
Myanmar conflict

As donor priorities shift, Myanmar’s refugees are left wanting

As donor priorities shift against the backdrop of Myanmar’s democratic transition, funding for refugee camps along the Thai border has dropped in recent years. Today, the sustainability of projects easing the country's decades-long refugee crisis are in major doubt
By Maggi Quadrini