The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Indonesia   Human Trafficking ICMC joins fight against human traffickingGeneva, 25 January 2013 – United States President Barrack Obama declared January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and recognized the efforts of individuals and organizations, such as ICMC, working to combat this “inexcusable” human rights abuse.Read more< 2011 UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs Triple jeopardy: Young, migrant and statelessGENEVA, 28 June 2011—Speaking as part of a panel of experts at the UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs, ICMC U.S. Liason Officer, Jane Bloom, discusses the intersections of migration and trafficking, of demographic imbalances and mobility, of cross-border marriages and lapses of nationality, all of which are "unfinished pieces" of the rapidly expanding globalization puzzle.Read more< Malaysia Hundreds of Indonesian workers face executionJAKARTA, 27 August 2010—Indonesian Church spokesmen and a group of NGOs have criticized the government over its apparent lack of concern for hundreds of imprisoned migrant workers who face the death penalty in Malaysia.Read more< Malaysia Victims of bonded labour in SabahKota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 25 June 2010 (The Star<)—More than a third of the 150,000 migrants who arrive in Sabah every year are victims of bonded labour, an Indonesian non-governmental organisation said.Read more<  Indonesia, Malaysia Counter-trafficking efforts in South East Asia centre on raising awareness, protecting human dignityKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA—In a press conference held with members of the Malaysian media, ICMC and Archdiocesan Human Development Committee (AHDC) representatives shared how they will be intensifying efforts to raise public awareness of human trafficking, and strengthen the capacity of local organizations involved in counter-trafficking work.Read more<  Indonesia ICMC staff honoured for dedication to anti-human trafficking workICMC South East Asia acting Country Director, Abhijit Dasgupta, has been awarded the prestigious “Glory of Bengal” award for his valuable contributions to the fight against human trafficking.Read more<  |
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