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June 12, 2012 -
From the field
Program Explores Impact of Rainfall on Human Mobility in Tanzania
TThis video profiles families living on the flanks of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, an area where CARE International and the United Nations University are engaged in the MacArthur-supported initiative Where the Rain Falls, a three-year program of research ... Read More
June 7, 2012 -
Publication
Policy Incoherence in the U.S. Temporary Foreign Labor System
With a growing number of foreign workers on temporary visas in the United States, the Global Workers Justice Alliance analyzes the foreign labor system and the impact it has on foreign workers, U.S. workers, and ... Read More
May 17, 2012 -
From the field
Mexico’s Defense Ministry Ordered to Share Detention Information
In its unanimous decision, Mexico's Federal Institute for Access to Information ordered that data be classified by nationality, sex, and age of the detainees, as well as the specific date on which such detentions occurred. Read More
May 11, 2012 -
Publication
Understanding Migration
MacArthur's Mexico office, in partnership with the Ford Foundation's Mexico office, is supporting an exposition on migration at Mexico City's Museum of Memory and Tolerance. "El mes del migrante" is a series of ... Read More
April 29, 2012 -
Video
"Central Americans Determined to Trek North to U.S.
From The Washington Times
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January 18, 2012 -
From the field
After the Promised Land
In this commentary, UN Special Representative for Migration and Development Peter Sutherland urges OECD countries to adapt policies more friendly to immigrants. Read More
December 15, 2011 -
Publication
Communicating Effectively About Migration
"The World Migration Report 2011: Communicating Effectively about Migration" recommends a fundamental shift in the way people communicate about migration. Read More
November 22, 2011 -
Press release
MacArthur Grants Support Efforts to Improve Governance of Global Migration
For five years, the MacArthur Foundation has been the largest non-governmental donor to the Global Forum on Migration and Development, helping to ensure broad participation by civil society groups at this annual gathering. Read More
November 18, 2011 -
In the Media
Immigrants to U.S. Are Still Fitting In
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October 26, 2011 -
From the field
Global Forum on Migration & Development to Host 2011 Concluding Debate
Member States and Observers of the United Nations to gather in Geneva, Switzerland on December 1-2, 2011 to participate in the Global Forum on Migration & Development’s 2011 Concluding Debate. Read More
October 25, 2011 -
From the field
Taskforce Formed to Protect Domestic Workers in Ghana
Ghana's Minister of Employment and Social Welfare announced the formation of a National Policy Framework on Decent Work for Domestic Workers taskforce to protect the rights of domestic workers at the Africa Regional workshop. Read More
October 11, 2011 -
Publication
Large Shift in U.S. Immigrant Makeup Projected
The percentage of foreign-born U.S. residents with deep roots in the country is rising and will continue to soar in the coming decades, according to a new report by the Population Dynamics Research Group. Read More
June 17, 2011 -
Publication
Labor Standards Seek to Protect Domestic Workers Worldwide
The International Labour Organization is seeking to apply labor standards to the informal economy for the first time. Read More
May 19, 2011 -
From the field
State Department Hosts a Global Diaspora Forum
The Forum and the Alliance were informed by a body of MacArthur-supported work on the contributions of migrants and diasporas to home-country development. Read More
