Tuesday, November 4, 2008

International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees unites migrant workers in Manila

Migrants all over the World Unite against ‘Modern Day Slavery’

BY RONALYN OLEA
MIGRANT WATCH
Bulatlat

Close to 200 migrants from 35 countries gathered in Manila Oct. 28 to 30 and stood up against what they call as ‘modern day slavery.’

Under the banner of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), the migrants held the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR) at the Bay View Park Hotel in Manila as a counter assembly to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) hosted by the Philippine government.

The participants to the IAMR held 11 simultaneous workshops on issues confronting the migrants, immigrants and refugees all over the world.

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