Full Resource Archive

[STATEMENT] Protect Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia! Address labor trafficking and root causes of forced labor migration!
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

[STATEMENT] Protect Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia! Address labor trafficking and root causes of forced labor migration!

News reports have exposed that hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers have been duped into paying large amounts of money to syndicated recruitment agencies in their home country only to arrive in Malaysia without a job. Many have said to be languishing for months or years in cramped accommodations, lacking or having no access to food, support or sometimes even a toilet.

Read More
[STATEMENT] Crackdowns on Undocumented Migrants in South Korea
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

[STATEMENT] Crackdowns on Undocumented Migrants in South Korea

Recently, the South Korean government announced a crackdown on undocumented migrants for a period of 77 days, starting from April 15 to June 30, 2024. This crackdown campaign comes after the failure of previous crackdowns when numerous assaults, injuries and even deaths occurred. Despite the government’s stated goal of reducing the number of undocumented migrants, the number of undocumented migrants has increased from 410,965 in January 2023 to 423,085 in January 2024. This indicates that arrest and deportation policies are ineffective as they do not address the causes of migrants becoming undocumented.

Read More
IMA Canada Assembly
Events Rut Arsari Events Rut Arsari

IMA Canada Assembly

The IMA Canada Assembly will be held on May 4-5, 2024 at the Université de Montréal, titled: “Neoliberalism and Forced Migration: Build The Anti-Imperialist Migrants Movement.”

Read More
Women migrant and host workers unite: Strengthen our ranks,defend our rights, and fight for just world for all
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

Women migrant and host workers unite: Strengthen our ranks,defend our rights, and fight for just world for all

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) and its member organisations issue this statement in commemoration of the International Working Women’s Day this March 8, 2024. We are saddened and enraged that the material and social conditions of women workers and migrants throughout the world worsen due to the intensification of crises, conflicts and human rights violations (HRVs) throughout the world.

Read More
[ARTICLE] Situation of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

[ARTICLE] Situation of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia

IMA and APRRN (Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network) successfully organized an online forum titled "Situation of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia" on January 28, 2024, at noon Hong Kong time. The forum aimed to expand knowledge and perspectives on Rohingya refugees in Indonesia and why the act of inhumane violence done by university students to Rohingya refugees happened last December in Aceh. The forum was conducted in a closed setting and attended by approximately 30 participants, including IMA members and non-members.

Read More
Justice for the UNITED 6!
Rut Arsari Rut Arsari

Justice for the UNITED 6!

This campaign is aimed at supporting the 6 fishermen who were recruited and employed by the US-based McAdams Fish and the Philippines-based Pescadores recruiting agency. The fishermen were promised wages to provide for their families, with a contract duration of 6 months to 1 year. However, the company intentionally refused to fulfill its obligations. The promise of full wages and benefits are not given to now. As if the contract violation is not enough, the fishermen were abandoned from September to December 2023 in Westport, Washington, without any clarity provided by Pescadores and McAdams.

Read More
[IMA ASIA PACIFIC - STATEMENT] Justice for ELE workers!
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

[IMA ASIA PACIFIC - STATEMENT] Justice for ELE workers!

The International Migrants Alliance Asia-Pacific (IMA-AP) and its members express its full support in calling for the New Zealand government to decouple visas from single employers to prevent migrant workers’ exploitation as initiated by the Migrant Action Trust (MAT) and fellow advocates, Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG) NZ, and International Migrants Alliance New Zealand chapter.

Read More
[IMA STATEMENT] Uphold and Protect The Rights of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

[IMA STATEMENT] Uphold and Protect The Rights of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia

The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) condemns the unlawful, violent attack committed towards Rohingya refugees in the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

On Wednesday, December 27, more than 100 students from various universities stormed a shelter which housed 137 Rohingya refugees including women and children, forced the refugees into trucks, took them to the office of Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Aceh, and demanded for the latter’s immediate deportation.

Read More
Article on Webinar “Climate and Migration”
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

Article on Webinar “Climate and Migration”

The increasing number of people being compelled to migrate due to the climate crisis indicates that the state of our planet is deteriorating. The climate crisis is causing numerous natural disasters that ultimately force affected individuals to leave their homeland. The International Migrants Alliance organized a webinar on “Climate and Migration” to respond to this situation. The purpose of the webinar is to deepen the understanding of the IMA members regarding climate change and its relation to migration, false solutions that are offered by capitalists, and what we can do to address the climate crisis and support the call for climate justice.

Read More
Stand and Solidarity with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Peoples At All Times
Resources Rut Arsari Resources Rut Arsari

Stand and Solidarity with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Peoples At All Times

IMA Statement for the Global Refugee Forum

Prepared by the IMA Refugee Working Group

14 December 2023

Greetings and Solidarity!

In the midst of a heightened crisis of force displacement that drives people out of their homes and home countries especially due to political, economic and social conflict, persecution, and climate-induced displacement, we would like to draw attention to the forced displacement map worldwide.

Read More