Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for International Migrants Day -
in 2023Updated
Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay, Canada remains dedicated to partnering with the international community, fostering responsible migration practices, and ensuring the rights of migrants. Read the joint statement from ministers Miller, Joly, and Hussen: Show more canada.ca Statement for International Migrants Day
Today, on International Migrants Day, new report highlights violence of border externalization & imperialism on the Balkan route. EU is increasingly using the Balkans to perfect its latest migration control policies, including containment & funding of deportation police forces. Show more Quote Transnational Institute @TNInstitute · 19h The International Organization for Migration (IOM) claims to respect the rights of migrants. But new research shows links between the IOM and serious human rights violations perpetrated against migrants in the Balkans, where its presence is overwhelmingly funded by the EU. Show more
Right now, record-breaking numbers of people are risking their lives crossing the #DarienGap. In the first seven months of this year, more than 320,000 refugees, #migrants and asylum seekers have already made this crossing on their journey in search of safety. Show more
— Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (@MSF_canada) December 18, 2023
"Detention centers in Canada held around 87,317 migrants without any criminal charges between 2006 and 2014. This includes about 807 children per year on average." #InternationalMigrantsDay #MigrantsDay Show more blogs.law.ox.ac.uk The Other North American Border Panic: Detention, Deportation, Death in Canada
As the world becomes increasingly complex, the way people move across borders is changing. On #InternationalMigrantsDay, we recognize the dangers that migrants face and reaffirm our commitment to uphold their human rights and dignity. Show more canada.ca Statement for International Migrants Day
Our communities are stronger when we come together. This #InternationalMigrantsDay, Canada is proud to celebrate how all people, regardless of where they are born, can help communities become better places for all. Show more
On International #MigrantsDay, we recognize and celebrate the many opportunities of migration. If managed well, mobility can be a cornerstone of sustainable development, prosperity, and progress. Each person can make a difference. We must Show more
As we honour migrant struggles today, #InternationalMigrantsDay please check out this critical thread regarding the racial origins of #Canada’s #Migrant #farmworker #labour system. This is what #Apartheid looks like! Quote Shane Martínez @martinezdefence · 13h Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay. I strongly recommend reading this thread by @LouisCentury. It outlines in great detail the explicitly racist origins of Canada's farmwork program. twitter.com/LouisCentury/s… Show more
No matter why or how people move, we are all driven by the eternal human quest for a better life, to find dignified work opportunities, to give our children a good education, or to live in a safe & warm home. Let's #StandUp4Migrants & for everyone's right to belong! Show more
Movie night in Leamington (I spent a lot of time there growing up and worked in the fields for awhile)! For International Migrants Day. Quote Justice4MigrantWkers · Dec 12 Movie night this Sunday please join us