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Through the Highways of Globalization
Day Two of the Global Migration and Development Forum 2021 Dubai Indian Strategic Stakeholder Consultations with speakers such as Prof Ginu Zach and Mehru ji along with representatives from IOM, ILO, Non Profits such as India Migration Now and Community Representatives such as Oman. Glad to join in.
Amazing work by CIMS Kerala Team Parvathy Devi , Rafeek ji and Akhil.
There were important threads regarding migration especially data paucity, subversion of rules by workers such as under reporting of age by domestic workers, the weak nature of bilateral MoUs with destination countries.
I really liked what Mehru ji, a senior migrant rights activist from Bahrain said regarding migrant workers, when a migrant worker goes to the Gulf, the expectations of the family financially goes with him.
The ATM Mentality of the families are critical in the paucity of bargaining prowess of the worker. The migration debt shackles the worker as well.
Migration academics, ground level community worker in the diaspora (can the Khaleej be called that ?) and businesses have to work closely with the state moving beyond the white paper, which no one reads.
Took part in the Day 1 of Indian Strategic Public Consultations for Global Migration and Development Forum 2021 Dubai next month today with the CIMS Kerala facilitating the dialogue between stakeholders from IOM to skills development non profits to digital channels for migrant voices.
Day 2 of the dialogue is tomorrow.
Dr Shafeeq speaking at the Calcutta Research Group Seminar session with a focus on migrant literature on Gulf Petro Fiction from Kerala. His focus on Benyamin’s Goat Days was heart warming. A Malayalam speaking public sphere regarding the migrant experience is critical.
Such an honour. Prof Arjun Appadurai has written for East East as well