Policy Briefing Papers

NGO Position Paper Realising the Potential of AMF

Realising the potential of the Asylum and Migration Fund A Position Paper from Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Cross Care Migrant Project, NASC Immigrant Centre, Irish Refugee Council, Cultúr Introduction This position paper has been developed by organisations working at a local
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MRCI Submission to Commissioner Malmström on UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

Introduction The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) is a national organisation working to promote the rights of migrant workers and their families living in situations of vulnerability throughout Ireland. The MRCI works collectively with migrant workers to become involved in
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Situating Migrant Workers in a Decent Work Agenda: The Need for Solidarity in Recession Ireland

This paper was developed by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) to input in to the roundtable on Migration and Decent Work organised by MRCI in collaboration with the Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid on October 2012.1 It aims to
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Decent Work for Migrant Workers: Rights and Justice in a Globalised World Order: Crisis, Migration & Precarious Work

By Patrick Taran, Global Migration Policy Associates “Decent work for migrant workers in the current labour market” I paint a picture of what’s going on and what’s at stake in the intersection of migration– which is essentially labour mobility– globalization
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Ensuring Decent Work Standards for Migrant Workers in the Current Labour Market

The roundtable event was organised by MRCI in collaboration with SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union) and the Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid to examine strategies of how to include migrant workers within the broader struggle for decent
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