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Support our work Blogs   In or Out of the EU, it is global labour markets that drive migration in today's world Don Flynn, 13 June 2016   In the world we live in today immigration is not a tap you can turn on or off at will. We look at a new book that helps us understand how it fits in with emergence of global labour markets, and won't be easily banished by any easily-applied anti-immigrant measure. Read more >> Share:          Migration Pulse   Euro 2016 – bringing communities together Jill Rutter, 8 June 2016   The European football championships in France offer the chance for England supporters to come together and unite their communities, argues Jill Rutter   Read more >> Share:          News   London Plan – Time for Migrant Communities to Have Their Say The current London Plan is coming up for renewal and provides a unique opportunity for our sector to engage in the policy development process that will have a 20-25 years life. To miss the opportunity to represent migrant community interests in planning the spaces where we live and work would be a mistake. Read more here.   Read more >> Share:          Govt should review child asylum policy says UN Committee The UK government should, among other things,  review its asylum policy in order to help unaccompanied and separated children reunite with their family from both in and outside the UK, says a new report.   Read more >> Share:          Lawyers see rise in UK citizenship requests from EEA nationals  Immigration lawyers are seeing a rise in the number of requests for UK citizenship from European Economic Area (EEA) citizens ahead of the EU referendum, reports the Solicitors Journal.   Read more >> Share:          Lists of citizenship checking services published UK Visas & Immigration has published lists of local councils that offer help with checking applications for British Citizenship.   Read more >> Share:          Sweden: Migrant Children Face Barriers Unaccompanied migrant children in Sweden are experiencing delays and difficulties in getting critical care and support.   Read more >> Share:          Cutting migration to tens of 1000s post-Brexit unlikely says Migration Observatory Regardless of the policies that apply to EU migration in a Brexit scenario, the tens of thousands net migration target is unlikely to be met under current economic circumstances says a new commentary from Oxford University's Migration Observatory,   Read more >> Share:          Detention figures rise by 4% Forty-three people were detained for more than 2 years and a child was incarcerated for over 3 months, according to the latest official figures. The number of people detained in the 12 months up to March 2016 rose by 4%.   Read more >> Share:          Immigration advisers avoiding regulation 'by posing as McKenzie Friends' says regulator People are avoiding regulation as immigration advisers by "purportedly acting as McKenzie Friends", the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned.   Read more >> Share:          Plan for London's Latin Quarter unveiled Latin Elephant, a charity that promotes ways of including migrant and ethnic groups – particularly Latin Americans – in London's urban change has published The Case for London's Latin Quarter.   Read more >> Share:          Are more Mandarin, computer science and design & tech teachers needed, asks MAC The Home Secretary has asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to find out if there is a need for non-European Economic Area primary and secondary teachers in Mandarin, computer science and design & technology to be included in the list of shortage professions.   Read more >> Share:          Volunteered? Then you can't have British citizenship The British Red Cross has reacted strongly to claims in a Scottish newspaper that Olivier Mondeke Monongo, a former refugee from the Republic of Congo, had his citizenship application turned down by the Home Office because he had not disclosed his volunteering work with British Red Cross and Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau in Glasgow.   Read more >> Share:          British National Newspapers' portrayals of migrants – new study A new study shows that press portrayals match public perceptions of migrants, with "illegal immigrants" and "failed asylum seekers" as predominant depictions in broadsheet and tabloid newspapers.   Read more >> Share:          Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities Details of the latest jobs, internships and volunteering opportunities in the sector can be seen here.     Read more >> Share:          Events 14 Jun - SHEFFIELD Asylum/immigration practical solidarity workshop 15 Jun - LONDON Workshop: Getting support for newly granted settled or refugees 15 Jun - LONDON IRMO & the Latin American Community: 30 years of changing lives 15 Jun - NORWICH Flow Mechanics - Norwich Radical Film Festival 18 Jun - LONDON Deptford community fundraiser for migrants in Calais. 19 Jun - LONDON International Domestic Workers Day Celebration 20 Jun - LONDON What can History Tell us About Today's Refugee Crisis? 20 Jun - LONDON World Refugee Day Conference 21 Jun - LONDON Screening: 'Frontline Doctors: Winter Migrant Crisis' 22 Jun - LIVERPOOL The health and well-being of refugees 22 Jun - OXFORD Public Meeting: Imiigration Detention - Policy Developments 23 Jun - BIRMINGHAM Conference: Frontiers and borders of superdiversity 23 Jun - LEEDS New forms of organizing and self-organizing of migrant workers 25 Jun - LONDON RECLAIM OUR SPACES - Conference 25 Jun - LONDON Conference: Statewatch's 25th anniversary: 27 Jun - NOTTINGHAM The Rights of the Child - Summer School 27 Jun - LONDON Europe's crisis- What future for immigration and asylum law and policy? 30 Jun - WEBINAR Webinar: Supporting non-EEA destitute migrants 4 Jul - LIVERPOOL Opening of Liverpool ARK 9 Jul - LONDON Free Leadership Programme 2016 13 Jul - LONDON Are We (better) Prepared for Refugees? 22 Jul - LONDON Fundraiser and launch of Feminist Dissent Journal   Working for the rights of all migrants 33 Corsham Street | London | N1 6DR T: 020 7336 9412 | info@migrantsrights.org.uk Migrants' Rights Network is a registered charity in England Charity no. 1125746 | Company no. 6024396 Twitter | Facebook | Youtube | Flickr

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