Some More Updates on Labour Migration

Well not everything is going well in Manila for the UN backed Global Forum on Migration and Development, as could be expected, there are protests.

From the BBC Day in Pictures October 27th, 2008.

Some statements from the protesters can be found here,

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20081026-168525/Protesters-kick-migration-forum

In the briefing I mentioned that women are an important factor not to forget, and this conference is no exception, with many women also joining the protests.

http://www.uniglobalunion.org/UNIApron.nsf/0/88FBF461EE5FC53BC12574ED0059E5E0?OpenDocument

And some more on the effects of the global economic crisis on a different demographic, the marriage migrant.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20081026-168473/Migrant-women-wives-and-workers