Anti-migration TV ads in Cameroon and Nigeria
The news agency Reuters reports about attempts "to dissuade migrants from Cameroon and Nigeria with a bleak new television advert that depicts the life of freshly-arrived migrants in Europe as one...
View ArticleSwedish trade unions lose EU labour case
A Swedish trade-union blockade which forced a Latvian company that used cheaper Latvian labourers into bankruptcy was illegal, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday. The website...
View ArticleThe Political Economy Of Migration
Note: This David Bacon article is a preview of his upcoming book "Illegal - How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants," Beacon Press, Fall 2008 Mr. Sensenbrenner's Family Business...
View ArticleBusinessmen arrested in Almería and Alicante for employing immigrants illegally
From typicallyspanish.com: "A national police operation in Almería and Alicante has arrested three businessmen for illegally employing immigrants who were either using false documentation or the...
View ArticleIndian construction workers sentenced to prison by a Dubai court
Forty-five Indian construction workers have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment under charges of holding illegal gatherings, vandalism, and violating public security following their...
View ArticleTransnational Chain of Migration Related Actions
On March 8, 2008, the third station of the Transnational Chain of Migration Related Actions took place in Turin. The conference was planned after the huge demonstration of October 27, 2007, in Brescia...
View ArticleCrossing Borders 5 - Women on Move
The 5th issue of "Crossing Borders", a transnational newsletter on "Movements and Struggles of Migration", is out again in several languages with a focus on womens migration. One year ago "Crossing...
View Article270 Immigrants Sent to 5 Months in Prison
New York Times features a story about "270 Illegal Immigrants Sent to Prison in Federal Push". Immigrants arrested in an Iowa raid faced tough criminal charges instead of rapid deportation: "In...
View ArticleMeat Plant Workers in N. Carolina Get Justice After Long Fought Struggle
After a long fought battle meat plant workers at the world's largest pork plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. This victorious vote will give...
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Victory for Amsterdam Airport cleaners
This morning, cleaners at Schiphol Airport have ended their strike after employers had met most of their demands. Union FNV Bondgenoten called the achievement a ‘great victory’ and an example for every...
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