Safe and fair migration from the perspective of migrant women. Facilitators: Ratna Mathai-Luke, GAATW-IS and Emily Kenway, FLEX
Safe and fair migration from the perspective of migrant women It is often acknowledged that many anti-trafficking initiatives are designed and implemented without the participation of those they are supposed to help. NGOs can fall into the trap of seeing ourselves as experts who know best what migrant and trafficked women need. But in order to devise truly evidence-based interventions, we need to listen to and understand our target group.
In the past year GAATW-IS has been working with partners in several countries in South, Southeast, and West Asia to document migrant women’s perspectives of what “safe and fair migration” means, by using Feminist Participatory Action Research methodology. FLEX has recently embarked on a similar FPAR project in the UK. This session will present some of the findings of the GAATW projects and the learnings from the FPAR process.
Facilitated discussion with:
Eunha Gim, GAATW-IS
Zeina Mohanna, Amel Association, Lebanon
Umi Hanik, LRC-JKHAM, Indonesia presenting key findings of feminist participatory action research on safe and fair migration. The result of key findings presented with documentary film “Mencari Matahari” produced by Segi Film, Tries Supardi. And then, LRC talks about The perspective of women migrants of safe migration, FPAR Processes: the learning curve for NGOs doing FPAR and the potencial FPAR for advocacy Vani Saraswathi, Migrant-Rights.org, Qatar Farah Salka, Anti-Racism Movement, Lebanon
Q&A and/or interventions from the floor
Working together for stronger advocacy Informing the general public that trafficking exists (and where to report suspicions), and informing individual migrants about their rights and working conditions abroad are laudable and important activities. However, while focusing on individuals, we also need to work for systemic changes in the labour, migration, and social protection regimes in both countries of origin and destination. We also need to hold governments accountable for rights violations that occur in the process of migration and labour.
Therefore, as an outcome of this consultation, we would like to draw the sketches of international advocacy for rights in the world of work – both at home and abroad. Participants will work in groups to determine how an international campaign could look like, with possible objectives, messages, and targets.