Podcasts about migrant labour

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has welcomed a new National Labour Migration Policy and the Employee Services Amendment Bill. The policy aims to address the issue of undocumented migrant labour in the economy. Elvis Presslin spoke to Matthew Parks, COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator and Spokesperson

Migrant workers in the gig economy are arguably the most exploited labour force in Canada.Derailing Dignity, an art installation and sound piece opening May 16th, encourages people to make the connection between the convenience of online food delivery services and the human beings making it all happen. The exhibit opens May 16th, and is part of the 40th annual Mayworks Festival in Toronto.It was created by Krish Dineshkumar, a cook, sound producer, activist and artist, who is constantly looking for creative ways to build empathy. He joins the Blueprints studio to share his creative process, the motivation behind using art as a tool of engagement and the other ways he works on nourishing the community.He calls it 'heartwork', and makes the caring case that its something we could better prioritize when we think about organizing.Hosted by: Jessa McLeanCall to Action: Support Gig Workers UnitedRelated Episodes: Our interview with Justice for Migrant Workers Rabble Rant from August 2023, on the Temporary Foreign Workers ProgramMore Resources: Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An InterventionMigrant Rights NetworkMayworks 2025 Festival Guide and ArchiveKrish's Cooked Until Tender on IG

Graeme Raubenheimer chats to rising music duo 2point1—Prince Baloyi and Moeketsi Rathebe—about their breakout hit “Stimela” featuring Ntate Stunna, which has surpassed 10 million streams and 23 million YouTube views. Inspired by Hugh Masekela’s iconic track of the same name, the conversation explores how Stimela taps into South Africa’s deep-rooted history of migrant labour and working-class struggle, as the country marks Workers’ Day. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic, and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30 pm. CapeTalk fans call in, in an attempt to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live – Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is broadcast weekdays between 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) https://www.primediaplus.com/station/capetalk Find all the catch-up podcasts here https://www.primediaplus.com/capetalk/afternoon-drive-with-john-maytham/audio-podcasts/afternoon-drive-with-john-maytham/ Subscribe to the CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://www.primediaplus.com/competitions/newsletter-subscription/ Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkza CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes, host of The Money Show on 702 and Cape Talk, joins John Maytham for a thought-provoking discussion on the historical significance of Cape Town’s nickname, “Mother City.” He argues that the phrase reinforces outdated colonial narratives, including the false “empty land” myth, and overlooks the rich history of pre-colonial civilizations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to another season of Braaains. We're so excited to start the season with a fantastic interview with filmmakers, Thea Loo and Jeremiah Reyes, about Thea's latest documentary, INAY With the desire to help answer unresolved questions and heal lingering wounds, INAY (MAMA) investigates the flawed immigration pathways between the Philippines and Canada that kept so many Filipino children from their mothers. Inay, which means “mama” in Tagalog, is an intimate and personal look at the experiences and trauma endured by many Filipino Canadians. In the film, Thea and her husband Jeremiah, who is also the film's Director of Photography, explore the intersections of mental health and migrant labour and the effects that continue to be felt years later. Through intimate conversations, this self-reflexive documentary aims to bridge the silences and disconnect between the first and second generations of the Filipino community. Today's conversation is about their experiences making this intimate film and the impact it had on how they view mental health today. READ TRANSCRIPT: https://braaainspodcast.com/s/BRAAAINS-PODCAST-Transcript-Ep-070_-How-Family-Separation-via-Migrant-Labour-Work-Impacts-Mental-Hea.pdf Contact us: BraaainsPodcast.com Follow: @BraaainsPodcast Music: @_Deppisch_ Support this show: Patreon.com/BraaainsPodcast

Zain speaks to  Yandisa Magagana, tour guide and collections officer  Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum & Kamohelo Kolisang , Education Officer @ the MuseumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bandhu is an AI driven urban-tech startup that is solving for India's rapid urbanization by enabling low-income workers to access urban jobs along with housing and thereby directly addressing the roadblocks that rural migrants face while entering the urban workforce. Rushil Palavajjhala is Co-founder and CEO of Bandhu, and holds a Master's degree in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on finance and technology for urban development in the Global South.  Jacob Kohn is Co-founder and COO of Bandhu, where he heads product development and data science. Jacob holds a Master's degree in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on technology integration in informal urban economies.  About Bandhu: https://www.bandhu.work/

Senator Ratna Omidvar chairs the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

A senate committee report says the system is failing migrant workers and the employers who depend on them.We spoke with committee chair Sen. Ratna Omidvar about what the committee is recommending to fix it.  

​A senate committee looking into the migrant labour force in Canada says the system isn't working.​ In a report released this week, the committee says the system is failing workers and the employers who depend on them.​ Clare MacKenzie spoke to committee chair, Senator Ratna Omidvar, about what they're recommending to fix it.

Welcome to Focus Asia your first window to discover Asia. This week, we have news from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Find out more episode and listening to Bingkai Suara Podcast. Don't forget to always listen to focus asia every week to update your knowledge about what happens in Asia and updated with our recent news on www.bingkaikarya.com

Hundreds of Indian blue collar workers are seeking jobs in Israel. Workers in Haryana and UP are queueing up for ongoing govt-driven recruitment campaigns. They are lured by salaries 12 times higher than what they earn at home, despite the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. But why send workers to a country at war? What are the laws that will keep them safe? Does it dilute India's stance on the conflict? Host Anirban Chowdhury explores the economic motivations, the legal questions, and the potential consequences with Kunal Silku, Special Secretary, Labour Training And Employment, UP, Nicholas McGeehan, Director at FairSquare Research and Projects, Usman Jawed, consultant, Fairsquare. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!Credits: Diya TV, NDTV,    If you like this episode from Anirban Chowdhury, check out his other interesting episodes on Fatigued & Flying: Why tired pilots are a wake-up call, Vizhinjam Port: Can Adani make India a global shipping hub?, Bhilai to Burj: The Rs. 5,000 Cr Bollywood Studded Mahadev Book Scam and more! You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media: Twitter and Linkedin  Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief' on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the military coup in Myanmar there has been an influx into Thailand of political exiles and economic migrants. They are all competing for work in order to survive. And activists in Mae Sot say this has led to an increase in labour rights violations.

Hi everyone. Thanks for joining me for this new episode of Nepal Now, the podcast where we highlight different ideas and actions to move the country forward. I'm Marty Logan. Thanks to those of you who filled out the poll on our last episode, about Jumli Marsi rice. It's available if you listen on Spotify, and I post a new poll and a question there with each episode. This poll was tricky: Do you think the growing trend of selling nutritious crops instead of consuming them is good for farm families? That contradiction was reflected in the poll's results, with most people choosing they ‘Didn't know' if it was a positive or negative development. If you're listening on Spotify look for the poll, and a separate question, that you can answer about this episode. No matter where you hear Nepal Now, you can always send me a comment, or question, to martylogancomms@gmail.com. OK, on with today's chat... I've noticed a huge difference in publicity around the topic of mental health since I returned to Nepal in 2016, compared to when I lived here from 2005 to 2010. The subject is highlighted in the news media more regularly, and certainly on social media. Also, there seem to be many more organizations offering mental health education or treatment, both to individuals and to organizations. For example, a couple years ago I interviewed someone from an NGO that is creating quiet spaces it calls ‘counselling rooms' in schools in some pilot districts. You can find the link to that episode in the notes to this show. Growing recognition of the importance of mental health might be one of the few positive results of recent disasters, like the 2014 earthquake and the Covid-19 pandemic, notes today's guest, consultant psychologist Sneha Agarwal Chaudhary. Still, it is alarming that the suicide rate in the country continues to rise steadily. Sneha and I also chat about a few popular perceptions / conceptions of mental health counselling, like the cost and confidentiality, then turn to discuss particular groups of people who make up the audience of this podcast. These include young people in general as well as those who leave Nepal temporarily to either work or study. I think the main takeaway from our conversation is: If you're concerned about your mental health, find someone you can talk to.  As today's conversation includes talk of suicide – please take special care while listening. ResourcesNepal National Suicide Prevention Helpline — Telephone 1166Previous episode on mental health – Training teens on mental healthNepal Now social linksFacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInThanks as always to Nikunja Nepal for advice and inspiration.Music: amaretto needs ice ... by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/57996 Ft: Apoxode Support the showStay in touch on:Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

Hi everyone. Thanks for joining me for this new episode of Nepal Now, the podcast where we highlight different ideas and actions to move the country forward. I'm Marty Logan. Thanks to those of you who filled out the poll on our last episode, about Jumli Marsi rice. It's available if you listen on Spotify, and I post a new poll and a question there with each episode. This poll was tricky: Do you think the growing trend of selling nutritious crops instead of consuming them is good for farm families? That contradiction was reflected in the poll's results, with most people choosing they ‘Didn't know' if it was a positive or negative development. If you're listening on Spotify look for the poll, and a separate question, that you can answer about this episode. No matter where you hear Nepal Now, you can always send me a comment, or question, to martylogancomms@gmail.com. OK, on with today's chat... I've noticed a huge difference in publicity around the topic of mental health since I returned to Nepal in 2016, compared to when I lived here from 2005 to 2010. The subject is highlighted in the news media more regularly, and certainly on social media. Also, there seem to be many more organizations offering mental health education or treatment, both to individuals and to organizations. For example, a couple years ago I interviewed someone from an NGO that is creating quiet spaces it calls ‘counselling rooms' in schools in some pilot districts. You can find the link to that episode in the notes to this show. Growing recognition of the importance of mental health might be one of the few positive results of recent disasters, like the 2014 earthquake and the Covid-19 pandemic, notes today's guest, consultant psychologist Sneha Agarwal Chaudhary. Still, it is alarming that the suicide rate in the country continues to rise steadily. Sneha and I also chat about a few popular perceptions / conceptions of mental health counselling, like the cost and confidentiality, then turn to discuss particular groups of people who make up the audience of this podcast. These include young people in general as well as those who leave Nepal temporarily to either work or study. I think the main takeaway from our conversation is: If you're concerned about your mental health, find someone you can talk to.  As today's conversation includes talk of suicide – please take special care while listening. ResourcesNepal National Suicide Prevention Helpline — Telephone 1166Previous episode on mental health – Training teens on mental healthNepal Now social linksFacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInThanks as always to Nikunja Nepal for advice and inspiration.Music: amaretto needs ice ... by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/57996 Ft: Apoxode Stay in touch on:Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

In his latest Macro Perspectives, Peter Brooke covers the opportunities created by migrant labour in the UAE and the opportunity costs to economies such as Russia, the UK and SA, who are losing human capital.Have our latest investment-related podcasts sent directly to your mobile. Subscribe here.Thanks for listening! Follow us on Linkedin.

Qatar has one of the highest rates of migrant workers of any country in the world with over 90% of residents being non-citizens. So why does Qatar need so many migrant works and why are so many migrant workers willing to go to Qatar?

Mackenzie Millar talks to Peter and Kathleen about his research on the migrant labour programme in Ontario, Canada. He provides facts and statistics that show the importance of migrant workers in producing food, a view of conditions for workers and more. email - millarm@uwindsor.ca The Yakking Show is brought to you by Peter Wright & Kathleen Beauvais contact us to be a guest on our show. https://TheYakkingShow.com  peter@theyakkingshow.com https://karytechsolutions.com  kathleen@theyakkingshow.com 

Parent(s) who move abroad for greener pastures is not uncommon to Filipino families. But do we truly understand their drive for success, their sacrifices, and their longing?Jam is a mother of two and an admirable person to interview. In this episode, she shared how much it meant to her to be closer to her daughter. Her loving and genuine personality comes out throughout the episode as she shared words of wisdom for anyone struggling with showing affection and discussed her dream of her family being together. Have questions, comments, or concerns? We'd love to hear from you. Subscribe:  Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Audible | Amazon Music | Goodpods | iHeartRADIO |  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Follow us on Social Media:Taralets Talk Podcast on IGTaralets Talk Podcast on FacebookTaralets Talk is sponsored by Disenyo.co LLC:DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees. 

Migration and architecture have emerged as a new topic of research at a global level. Migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, for example, are sites where structural inequities in architecture and legal regulations have had a significant impact on the living conditions of migrant workers, and they hit the headlines in 2020 as sites for the rapid spread of COVID. Dr Jennifer Ferng joins Dr Natali Pearson on SSEAC Stories to talk about the relationship between architecture and labour, arguing that climate change, capital, and power intersect with the forced displacement of migrants to reinforce existing inequalities of ethnicity, class, and citizenship in Singapore. About Jennifer Ferng: Dr Jennifer Ferng is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Academic Director at the University of Sydney. Her research addresses asylum seekers and refugees, forced displacement, and migration in the built environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London in 2021. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Migration and architecture have emerged as a new topic of research at a global level. Migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, for example, are sites where structural inequities in architecture and legal regulations have had a significant impact on the living conditions of migrant workers, and they hit the headlines in 2020 as sites for the rapid spread of COVID. Dr Jennifer Ferng joins Dr Natali Pearson on SSEAC Stories to talk about the relationship between architecture and labour, arguing that climate change, capital, and power intersect with the forced displacement of migrants to reinforce existing inequalities of ethnicity, class, and citizenship in Singapore. About Jennifer Ferng: Dr Jennifer Ferng is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Academic Director at the University of Sydney. Her research addresses asylum seekers and refugees, forced displacement, and migration in the built environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London in 2021. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

Migration and architecture have emerged as a new topic of research at a global level. Migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, for example, are sites where structural inequities in architecture and legal regulations have had a significant impact on the living conditions of migrant workers, and they hit the headlines in 2020 as sites for the rapid spread of COVID. Dr Jennifer Ferng joins Dr Natali Pearson on SSEAC Stories to talk about the relationship between architecture and labour, arguing that climate change, capital, and power intersect with the forced displacement of migrants to reinforce existing inequalities of ethnicity, class, and citizenship in Singapore. About Jennifer Ferng: Dr Jennifer Ferng is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Academic Director at the University of Sydney. Her research addresses asylum seekers and refugees, forced displacement, and migration in the built environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London in 2021. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Migration and architecture have emerged as a new topic of research at a global level. Migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, for example, are sites where structural inequities in architecture and legal regulations have had a significant impact on the living conditions of migrant workers, and they hit the headlines in 2020 as sites for the rapid spread of COVID. Dr Jennifer Ferng joins Dr Natali Pearson on SSEAC Stories to talk about the relationship between architecture and labour, arguing that climate change, capital, and power intersect with the forced displacement of migrants to reinforce existing inequalities of ethnicity, class, and citizenship in Singapore. About Jennifer Ferng: Dr Jennifer Ferng is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Academic Director at the University of Sydney. Her research addresses asylum seekers and refugees, forced displacement, and migration in the built environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London in 2021. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

Migration and architecture have emerged as a new topic of research at a global level. Migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, for example, are sites where structural inequities in architecture and legal regulations have had a significant impact on the living conditions of migrant workers, and they hit the headlines in 2020 as sites for the rapid spread of COVID. Dr Jennifer Ferng joins Dr Natali Pearson on SSEAC Stories to talk about the relationship between architecture and labour, arguing that climate change, capital, and power intersect with the forced displacement of migrants to reinforce existing inequalities of ethnicity, class, and citizenship in Singapore. About Jennifer Ferng: Dr Jennifer Ferng is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Academic Director at the University of Sydney. Her research addresses asylum seekers and refugees, forced displacement, and migration in the built environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London in 2021. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac.

Lessons from the Crisis ถอดบทเรียนจากวิกฤตโควิด-19 EP.5 Migrant Labour ฟังข้อคิดเห็น และการเสนอนโยบายเพื่อหาทางออก ในประเด็นแรงงานข้ามชาติ เพื่อให้ปัจจัยสำคัญในห่วงโซ่การผลิตสามารถพัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิตของตัวเอง เข้าถึงสวัสดิการพื้นฐาน และความคุ้มครองในฐานะมนุษย์คนหนึ่งได้ กับผู้เสวนาทั้ง 3 ท่านและ WorkpointTODAY - ณฐนภ ศรัทธาธรรม ดำเนินรายการ - รศ.ดร. ปิติ ศรีแสงนาม คณะรัฐศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย - สุชาติ ตระกูลหูทิพย์ ผู้ประสานงานจากมูลนิธิ Map Foundation - ภัคชนก พัฒนถาบุตร ตัวแทนจากองค์การระหว่างประเทศเพื่อการโยกย้ายถิ่นฐาน #LessonsfromtheCrisis #MigrantLabour #COVID19 #thailandpolicylab #policymakingreimagined #innovation #policy #Migrant #Labour

How much do you know about the people who put food on our tables? There are the farmers yes, but I'm talking about the people who pick and package our food. Canada's agriculture system depends on temporary migrant labour to keep our stores and shelves full with fresh fruit and vegetables, but despite being integral to our food supply chain they are not treated that way.  We look into the history, policies and barriers to equitable rights and access for temporary migrant workers in Canada.Migrant rights organizations you should learn more about and support!Migrant Rights NetworkUFCW: Agricultural Workers AllianceMigrant Resource Centre CanadaJustice for Migrant WorkersFollow and join the conversation on social media:Email - knownonsensepodcast@gmail.com Instagram handle - http://instagram.com/racism.is.nonsenseTwitter - @nonsense_knowLinktree - https://linktr.ee/KnowNonsensePodcast 

The sixth breakout session from the second day of our Future of Wine Americas 2021 conference   Speakers: - Steve Matthiasson, owner and winemaker, Matthiasson Family Vineyards - Mike Swanton, owner/operator, Laura Michael Wines   Moderator: Deborah Parker Wong, National Editor, Slow Wine Guide USA

Migrants, Thinkers, Storytellers develops an argument about how individual migrants, coming from four continents and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, are in many ways affected by a violent categorisation that is often nihilistic, insistently racial, and continuously significant in the organisation of South African society. The book also examines how relative privilege and storytelling function as instruments for migrants to negotiate meanings and shape their lives. It employs narrative lifestory research as its guiding methodology and applies various disciplinary analytical perspectives, with an overall focus on social categorisation and its consequences. The featured stories stress how unsettled, mutable and in flux social categories and identities are – just as a messy pencil sketch challenges clear definitions. MODERATOR: Leslie Bank, Deputy Executive Director of the Economic Development and Performance Unit at the HSRC. Adjunct Professor at Walter Sisulu University and University of Fort Hare. Author of Migrant Labour after Apartheid: The inside story (edited with Dorrit Posel and Francis Wilson, 2020), Covid and Custom in Rural South Africa: Culture, healthcare and the state (with Nelly Sharpley, 2021), Home Spaces, Street Styles: Contesting power and identity in a South African city (2011) and other books. PANELISTS: Oswald Kucherera, Cape Town-based storyteller, human rights activist and educator. Author of The Exodus Down South (2016) and Washing Dishes and Other Stories (2018). Angelo Martins Junior, Research Associate at the University of Bristol's School of Sociology, Politics & International Studies (SPAIS) and coordinator of the Research Challenge ‘Control, Conflict, Resistance' at the Migration Mobilities Bristol Research Institute (MMB). Author of Lives in Motion: Notebooks of an Immigrant in London (2015) and Moving Difference: Brazilians in London (2020). Faith Mkwesha, Researcher and Visiting Scholar at the Swedish School of Social Science Subunit, University of Helsinki. Chief Executive Director and Founder of Sahwira Africa, an anti-racist organisation. Author of Rasismi, valta ja vastarinta: Rodullistaminen, valkoisuus ja koloniaalisuus Suomessa (Racism, power and resistance: Racialization, whiteness and coloniality in Finland, edited with Suvi Keskinen and Minna Kristiina Seikkula, 2021) and Zimbabwe Women Writers from 1950 to the Present: re-creating gender images (PhD Thesis, 2016). Alice Ncube, Senior Lecturer at the Natural and Agricultural Sciences; and Senior Lecturer and Programme Director at the Disaster Management Training and Education Centre, University of the Free State. Author of The socio-economic coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by African migrant women in South Africa (PhD Thesis, 2017). In conversation with the editors of Migrants, Thinkers, Storytellers - Jonatan Kurzwelly (University of Göttingen and University of the Free State) and Luis Escobedo (University of the Free State) and other book contributors. For more information: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/events/seminars/virtual-launch-migrants-thinkers-storytellers

The Government has launched an inquiry into the $2 billion fishing industry to increase the number of New Zealand workers and reduce reliance on migrant labour.It comes after Covid-19 and border restrictions highlighted how reliant the fishing industry had become on foreign labour, particularly when crews of Russian fishers were controversially brought in last year.In the year ending March 2019 there were 1850 migrant workers in the sector, or about 20 per cent. In some areas, such as deep-sea fishing, there were vessels that were 100 per cent foreign-crewed.Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker said the inquiry would focus on the sector's reliance on migrant labour, and how to transition it away."It will also examine how to accelerate efforts to attract more New Zealanders into rewarding jobs in the seafood sector."It will take in all commercial seafood activities, including deep-sea fishing, inshore fishing, aquaculture activities, and seafood processing."The inquiry would not look at working conditions, because all foreign labour in the industry was already under New Zealand employment and health and safety laws.Parker said Covid-19 border restrictions had highlighted the sector's vulnerability due to its reliance on migrant labour.That has sped up efforts to increase New Zealanders' participation in the sector, he said."Some businesses in the sector have reduced their reliance on migrant workers since border restrictions were imposed, but some deep-sea vessels, in particular, are still 100 per cent foreign-crewed," Parker said."The inquiry will do a stocktake of the current state of the seafood sector's workforce and determine what a more resilient seafood workforce – with a greater proportion of New Zealanders ­– could look like, and how this might be achieved."Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker said the inquiry would focus on the sector's reliance on migrant labour, and how to transition it away. Photo / Kevin StentNew Zealand Institute of Economic Research principal economist Peter Wilson would chair the inquiry, with a report due October 29.Joining Wilson would be an expert in the seafood sector, Greg Johansson, and former Treasury official Julie Fry. The seafood sector would be involved throughout.Industry group Seafood New Zealand welcomed the inquiry, a spokeswoman said."The industry is well aware of the desire of Government to reduce migrant workers across many sectors and the seafood industry is already engaged with Government on a plan to transition more New Zealanders into the industry," she said."That transition will be challenging and take time but we look forward to the inquiry's recommendations into how we can reduce our reliance on migrant labour and how automation and innovation might play a role in that."Parker also signalled moves to improve the environmental impacts of the seafood sector."Doing this takes innovation and fresh ideas. To that end, I'll be working together with industry on a transformation plan that will set a path towards these goals."Recently the Government announced new protection measures for the Hauraki Gulf, progress on the wider rollout of cameras to inshore fishing vessels, and new rules about discarding and what fish must be landed.A government response to the recent report by the Prime Minister's chief science adviser into fisheries would also be made public this year, he said.The seafood sector is not the only one struggling with the Covid-19 border restrictions.This week Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva told the Primary Production Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the future workforce needs of the primary industries, a shortage of halal butchers could see billions of dollars of export earnings lost.The industry overall was short more than 2000 workers both skilled and unskilled this year, she said.In particular, the industry needed about 250 halal butchers each season, but New Zealand had only a...

How does the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) challenge the conception of what aid is, who works on it, and who benefits from it?In the first part of the PLS mini-series, we profiled the hard yakka that is the daily grind inside Warrnambool's meatworks. This episode we leave the factory gates and head out into the community to learn why the PLS is so much more than simple stratagem to fill gaps in Australia's assembly lines. We cheer from the sidelines during a Timor-Leste versus Vietnam soccer match, dial home to see how the money earned at Midfields is being distributed and spent, celebrate Pedro Lay's 40th birthday, share fish and chips with a remarkable Fijian woman called Ana, listen to a Timorese choir ring through the pews at local mass, and speak to our very own PLS fixer, Dr Michael Rose from The Development Policy Centre, about opportunities to expand the scheme. Recommended reading: Feast your eyes on more meaty PLS content at DevPolicy, and read up on the Timorese experience in Warrnambool with a blog piece by Dr Michael Rose and another by East Timorese PLS worker Cornelio Dos Santos.Something to workshop: Next week, The Development Policy Centre is hosting a one-day workshop on Pacific migration. To join in the discussion on regional labour markets, economic mobility, and social impacts of the various schemes, sign up here.Behind the curtain: We are on air thanks to the ANU's Development Policy Centre.Host, Gordon Peake: Twitter | WritingProducer, Julia Bergin: Twitter | WritingSound Design: Luther CanuteVisual credits: Julito Couto Miranda interviews Dr Michael Rose on the sidelines of a Timor Leste versus Vietnam soccer match. Photo courtesy of MOU.

Foreign aid has traditionally occurred “over there”, so what happens when international development is delivered within our borders? This episode we take to the road and head to Warrnambool, a large country town in Victoria's West, and the site of one of Australia's more unusual and noteworthy aid projects: the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS). In a bid to understand the work and life conditions of the East Timorese and Pacific Islanders brought to Australia under the PLS, we turn to Warrnambool's meat processing facility, Midfield Meats. Following a safety briefing and a head-to-toe kit of personal protective equipment, we venture inside the abattoir to get the full story. We speak with a number of East Timorese PLS workers, including Pedro Lay, Vicente Pinto, and Teresinha Klau, as well as Midfield General Manager Dean McKenna, Plant Manager Alistair Sharp, and Training Manager Mick Williams, dissecting what the job entails for both employee and employer.Post-production fact check: We made two errors in the podcast and we'd like to correct the record.The Pacific Labour Scheme is a temporary migration program, not an aid-for-migration program.The ANU Development Policy Centre has been researching Pacific labour mobility since 2010 not 2015.Recommended reading: Feast your eyes on more meaty PLS content at DevPolicy, and read up on the Timorese experience in Warrnambool with a blog piece by Dr Michael Rose and another by East Timorese PLS worker Cornelio Dos Santos.Behind the curtain: We are on air thanks to the ANU's Development Policy Centre.Host, Gordon Peake: Twitter | WritingProducer, Julia Bergin: Twitter | WritingSound Design: Luther CanuteVisual credits: The flags of Timor Leste, China, Vietnam, and Australia  fly out the front of Midfield Meats. Photo courtesy of MOU.

In today’s episode we speak with Elmar Wigand from Arbeitsunrecht and Sergiu Zorger from FAU (Free Workers’ Union), about the conditions faced by migrant labourers in Germany, with a focus on Romanian workers in the meat industry and care workers. In the first part of the episode we talk more broadly about the labour laws and workers’ organizations in Germany. We learn about the multiple levels of exploitation experienced by migrant workers who work and live in various kinds of precarious arrangements. In the second part, we focus on the particular conditions faced by Eastern European labourers working in mega-meat processing plants, like Tönnies, and in the cleaning industry. The episode ends with a list of suggestions and practical advice for workers who find themselves in similar situations. === Re(Sources) Arbeitsunrecht https://arbeitsunrecht.de/ https://web.facebook.com/Arbeitsunrecht-Romana-111835073931520 https://web.facebook.com/arbeitsunrecht Migration counselor (they do very good information campaigns) https://minor-kontor.de/consiliere-de-migratie-4-0/ https://web.facebook.com/consiliereMB4.0/ Faire Mobilität https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/ https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/ro https://web.facebook.com/DGBFaireMobilitaet/ their hotline https://secure.dgb.de/www.faire-mobilitaet.de/informationen/++co++d0d24b5e-6e58-11ea-8f86-52540088cada a short practical video that they have made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ukKVxvwTk Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union (FAU) [Free Workers’ Union] https://www.fau.org/ https://www.fau.org/en https://bonn.fau.org/ro/ DREPT pentru îngrijire https://www.facebook.com/dreptpentruingrijire România — Țara Muncii Ieftine (ROTMI) https://www.facebook.com/TaraMunciiIeftine Examples from intermezzo https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maria-bartiromo-fooled-fake-smithfield-ceo_n_5fe38132c5b64e442101be80 https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/7/8/21311327/farmers-factory-farms-cafos-animal-rights-booker-warren-khanna https://www.wired.com/story/direct-action-everywhere-virtual-reality-exposing-factory-farms/ Artwork by Cristian Grecu (check out more of his art on his home page or try to find him hidden in various places all over the Internet) Intro/Outro song: Which side are you on?, rendition by Intellectual Dark Wave https://soundcloud.com/intellectualdarkwave/which-side-are-you-on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQvmb2cqZlrgAFsAq1_P4w

About 1,000 Pacific Islanders are in Australia on something called the Pacific Labour Scheme. On their visa, they're allowed to work in Australia, and according to an Australian Government website they're "protected by the same workplace and health and safety laws" as Australians. But one man, 24-year-old Samoan abattoir worker Faamanu Faamanatu, seems to have fallen through the cracks of the scheme: he has leukaemia, has had to stop work, and now can't afford the potentially life-saving treatment he needs or access it on Medicare. So has Australia failed Faamanu Faamanatu? And what does his tragic situation reveal about the Pacific Labour Scheme itself? Featured: Tina Mati, Faamanu Faamanatu's partner Dr Orly Lavee, Consultant haematologist, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Dr Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor and Project Leader, Pacific Hub, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane

About 1,000 Pacific Islanders are in Australia on something called the Pacific Labour Scheme. On their visa, they're allowed to work in Australia, and according to an Australian Government website they're "protected by the same workplace and health and safety laws" as Australians. But one man, 24-year-old Samoan abattoir worker Faamanu Faamanatu, seems to have fallen through the cracks of the scheme: he has leukaemia, has had to stop work, and now can't afford the potentially life-saving treatment he needs or access it on Medicare. So has Australia failed Faamanu Faamanatu? And what does his tragic situation reveal about the Pacific Labour Scheme itself? Featured: Tina Mati, Faamanu Faamanatu's partner Dr Orly Lavee, Consultant haematologist, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Dr Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor and Project Leader, Pacific Hub, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane

Pacific Cooperation Foundation Chair John Fiso shares his frustrations about our horticulture industry’s lack of workers and urges decision-makers to not overlook covid-free Pacific workers as a solution. To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Government has no data about job loss of migrant labourers during lockdown; KSRTC switches to environment-friendly ticketing technology; 25 MPs, including Meenakshi Lekhi, Anant Kumar Hegde and Parvesh Sahib Singh, test positive for Covid-19, and Centre tells Delhi High Court that marriage between same-sex couples was "not permissible". Download the Deccan Herald app for Android devices here: https://bit.ly/2UgttIO Download the Deccan Herald app for iOS devices here: https://apple.co/30eOFD6 For latest news and updates, log on to www.deccanherald.com Check out our e-paper www.deccanheraldepaper.com To read news on the go, sign up to our Telegram channel t.me/deccanheraldnews

Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, in India, a huge number of migrant labourers came out to the public places, wanting to get back to their homes. To deal with the situation, the central and the state governments decided to collect information of all those who wanted to go back to their home states. Initially, state governments wanted this data to provide free ration and makeshift shelters to them & later, to curb their reverse migration. Often, numbers presented by civil society were higher than what was being shown by the governments, or, it felt like the government was inflating the figures.  In this episode of The Suno India Show's Every Indian Checklist, our reporter Vaishali reports on how data about migrant workers is collected during the crisis, to understand the gaps and challenges in this data collection. We reached out to Sushmita from Chennai COVID Fund for Migrant Labour collective, who has actively been helping migrant workers during the pandemic in Chennai, and Father Francis Bosco of Don Bosco migrant services in Chennai. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

 50-100 skilled migrants are waiting to come back into the country, but with growing unemployment farmers can expect greater scrutiny when applying for migrant labour. We will discuss this mounting challenge with Dairy NZ People Team Leader, Jane Muir. To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

In this episode, anthropologist Dr Megha Amrith joins Adela Brianso to discuss her research in migrant labour and care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amrith shares her insights on the current migration regimes in Asia and around the world, the undervalued work of nurses and carers and the heritage of colonialism still present today. 

Federated Farmers is backing a proposal by National that hopes to fix our skills shortage in the primary sector.The Opposition is calling for a primary sector visa, as well as an extension to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.National's Immigration Spokesperson Michael Woodhouse told Kate Hawkesby the visa wasn't necessary when they were in power."When we came to government, there was both a recession and PSA issue, which meant the labour demand wasn't as blunted as it is now."However, Michael Woodhouse says when labour demand surged back in 2013, National did increase The Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme."The labour demand is not going away and the labor is simply not there for them."While we would like to see every single unemployed New Zealander have a job, the reality is we are going to have to continue relying on the international labour market."

Colin joins acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Min Sook Lee for a special screening of her 2005 film, Hogtown: The Politics of Policing, and a conversation about the overlapping roles of activism and documentary filmmaking. Guest: Min Sook Lee. Host: Colin Ellis, Producer: Chantal Braganza, Technical Producer: Matthew O'Mara, Production Coordinator: Caitlin Plummer, Podcast Manager: Hannah Sung. Credit: Min Sook Lee/National Film Board of Canada, Min Sook Lee/City State Productions Ltd., Min Sook Lee/TVO/Rogers Communications.

This podcast is a dramatisation based on the account of a 21-year old woman called Almaz. In 2014, Almaz was living in a women's refuge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she was recovering from her ordeal working as a domestic maid in Saudi Arabia and told us her story. Almaz represents the story of thousands of African and Asian migrant workers trapped in abusive and exploitative situations across the Gulf. The true story of one woman reveals the experience that far too many domestic workers endure, depicting the systematic lack of protection for workers throughout the recruitment and migration cycle. Almaz amplifies the hundreds of stories silenced and the experiences of countless workers made invisible. Comic: positivenegatives.org/comics-animati…2/almaz-story/ Written and produced by Caroline Bolster and Miia Laine Almaz voiced by Hanisha Solomon Music by Joe Smith A SOAS Radio & PositiveNegatives Production.

This episode explores the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Canada by considering the modes of surveillance, exploitation, denial and violence embedded in the program. Nisha Toomey and Chris Ramsaroop demystify false histories of Canadian innocence and the white settler anxieties entrenched in the state.

Joachim Jarreau investigates whether the benefits of migration actually reach the poorest households We study the impact of emigration on income distribution of Egyptian households, using longitudinal data covering 1998–2012. Controlling for selection of migrants and work participation of non-migrants, we find that remittances tend to increase income inequality at origin. However taking into account income earned abroad by migrants, adjusted for PPP differences, yields larger gains from migration and a negative impact on inequality of ‘income per natural’. We study the dependence of this effect with the saving share of migrants’ earnings. Positive selection of migrants tends to make migration inequality-increasing, while low transferability of skills in destination countries, primarily in the Gulf region, has the opposite effect. We argue that a focus on remittances is too restrictive to account for the whole benefits of migration to origin households, when transfer costs are high. We confirm this with household panel regressions showing that migration episodes have a significant and large impact in the medium-term on household permanent income, controlling for pre-departure characteristics. The medium-term benefits from migration have an inequality-reducing effect in particular in rural areas.

In this podcast we discuss the impact of increasing numbers of migrant workers on the UK workforce and in particular the effect that this is having on young people as they seek employment. We speak to Gerwyn Davies, Public Policy Adviser at the CIPD, who sets the scene for the numbers of migrant workers compared to 10 years ago. We discuss the rising number of skilled EU workers entering the UK workforce and the impact on the UK employment rate. We also speak to Alex Gennie, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) and Sinead Lawrence, Senior Policy Adviser, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) about how the employment landscape is changing in general and why it is important to consider the impact of EU migrant workers as part of this changing landscape. We go on to discuss what EU migrants bring to the workforce in terms of skills and values and the effect this is having on young people in particular.

Martin Ruhs, COMPAS, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the COMPAS podcast series The great majority of labour immigration programmes in high-income countries are temporary migration programmes that limit the migrant‚ employment to the employer specified on the work permit. Drawing on his recent book ‚ÄúThe Price of Rights. Regulating International Labor Migration (Princeton University Press 2013, www.priceofrights.com ), Martin Ruhs discusses the causes and consequences of tying migrant workers to their employers.

Philippa Tolley investigates the scale of migrant labour exploitation in New Zealand amid calls for tougher penalties for employers.

An exploration of global migration and development and the economics of migrant labour. The migration process is driven by social, economic, political and other forces and evolves in complex interaction with political decision making, networks, brokers and infrastructures. It has also been acknowledged that the notion of migration includes integration or exclusion on all levels of society, the labour market, the impact on those left in the homeland, and other issues that arise from the experiences on route and on arrival.

Transcript -- The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

Transcript -- The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

Transcript -- Sir Bernard Crick talking about changes in migrant worker recruitment.

Sir Bernard Crick talking about changes in migrant worker recruitment.

Transcript -- Sir Bernard Crick talking about changes in migrant worker recruitment.

Sir Bernard Crick talking about changes in migrant worker recruitment.