Migration and Refugees

Statement of solidarity with Miguel and migrants

Saving lives is not a crime

PSI holds roundtable on refugees' access to public services

PSI General Secretary’s speech on the eve of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech

In many countries, skilled health and social care workers feel they must leave their families behind and work abroad to earn a decent income. They brave exploitation and discrimination. And their departure weakens health and social services in their home community. PSI works with unions worldwide to protect migrant workers and to improve the quality of health and social services. Read more

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Global Unions Strategy Meeting on Labour Migration: Building Alternatives

17 September 2012

Invitation to the Global Unions Strategy Meeting on Labour Migration: Building Alternatives, 24 - 25 September 2012, Brussels

Photo gallery: Launch of Migrant Desk in Johannesburg, South Africa

12 September 2012

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The Migrant Desk will provide information, counselling, organizing, support services and networking for migrants, prospective migrants and returning migrants.

Unions launch ‘Migrant Desks’ in South Africa, Kenya and Ghana

11 September 2012

Affiliates of the global union federation Public Services International launched the Migrant Desk initiative as part of the PSI Migration and Health and Social Care Workers Programme in South Africa, Kenya and Ghana. The official launch was marked with a ceremony in South Africa in early September 2012.

Dutch unions ensure wages for Polish workers

28 August 2012

Several power companies are constructing new coal fired power stations in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. It is the biggest construction site in the Netherlands. One of the companies building is the German company RWE, that has contracted out some of the work to the Polish company Remak. Remak has sent over around 800 Polish workers, but they are not paid according to the collective agreement applicable for this work. They are receiving 9 euros an hour, instead of 11.50.

Denmark: Au pair spokeswoman must leave the country

07 August 2012

Jean Gocotano, spokeswoman for au pairs in Denmark, has a job for Danish union FOA at hand. But the immigration authorities asks her to leave the country before 23 august.

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Italy : 500,000 immigrants hit by the financial crisis

04 July 2012

In Italy the financial crisis has delivered a double blow to migrant workers. There are at least 500,000 job losses, but the immigrants have not only lost their jobs. They have also lost their right to live in the country.

Dominican Republic: 300,000 domestic workers to gain labour law protection

03 July 2012

A new law will give 300,000 domestic workers in the Dominican Republic a better life. ”This will make a huge difference to the lives of both migrant and Dominican women working hard from dawn to dusk without any rights and protection,” says Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the ITUC.

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