Women in Migration Network (WIMN)

Lucy Turay, an activist, survivor, former migrant domestic worker in Lebanon, and founder of the Domestic Workers Advocacy Network (DoWAN), raised the voice of migrant women at the Stakeholder Consultation for West and Central Africa ahead of the (sub-) regional reviews of the GCM for Africa 🌍 Lucy underscored the importance of listening to the stories of survivors, the need for healing in the reintegration process, and the importance of having those with lived experience at the table in international migration governance 💪 Lucy is also a member of the Women in Migration Network (WIMN) board.

📢 Únete al Foro Feminista sobre Migración y Desplazamiento 💪 La Red de Mujeres en Migración y sus socios están co-organizando el Foro Feminista sobre Migración y Desplazamiento este diciembre, en Bangkok, Tailandia. El evento, que tendrá lugar los días 30 de noviembre y 1 de diciembre, precede al Foro de AWID. El Foro se celebrará por invitación solamente. Haznos saber si te interesa participar en este emocionante evento. Nos pondremos en contacto lo antes posible. Envíanos tu expresión de interés: https://bit.ly/4cHcQvm Para más información sobre el Foro: https://bit.ly/3Z80qcG

📢 Join the Feminist Forum on Migration & Displacement 💪 Women in Migration Network and partners are co-organizing the Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement this December, in Bangkok, Thailand. The event on November 30 and December 1 precedes the AWID Forum. The event will be by invitation. Please check out the Concept Note for more information and let us know if you are interested in participating and/or endorsing this exciting event. We want to follow up as soon as possible. Send us an expression of interest : https://bit.ly/4cHcQvm For more information on the Forum go to: https://bit.ly/3Z80qcG

➡️ What does gender-responsive migration governance mean? What does it look like? These are the questions that motivated me to develop the Gender-Migration Index (GMI). ℹ️ The GMI is a policy guidance tool that centers lived experiences of women, girl, LGBTQIA+, and gender diverse migrants by strengthening civil society engagement in international review processes. The index is based on an indicator system that ensures gender-responsiveness and migrant-inclusion in benchmarking policy, particularly in regards to monitoring and evaluation. 🚨The GMI has been referenced in various publications, most recently in the policy brief “Towards Gender-Responsive Migration Governance” by the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR). “Existing indicators that function beyond UN agencies, such as the Gender Equality Index and the Gender-Migration Index should be leveraged to encompass diverse gender in migration perspectives. Most importantly, the inclusion of the voices of migrant women is central to this process.” Find out more about what gender-responsive migration entails ⬇️ #migration #gender #justice #governance #gmi

Eduardo Canales, Eddie for all of us who loved and admired him, died on July 31st. He was a dedicated and enthusiastic human rights organizer and activist; advocating for migrants rights with all his heart and strength and supporting all along the Texas-Mexico border. Eddie was chairperson of the board of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a WIMN member, who said this about Eddie: “Eddie, and the South Texas Human Rights Center have been leading voices in denouncing militarized border policies at the local, national, and international levels. His work has been instrumental in saving migrant lives by building relationships with local landowners to set up water stations to prevent migrants from perishing. He has worked with and pressured law enforcement entities to rescue those who have gone lost or stranded.  Under Eddie’s leadership, the South Texas Human Rights Center has developed strategic partnerships with research centers and international forensic teams to identify deceased migrants and reunify them with their families.” Thank you for the lives you saved, for the peace you brought to the families of missing migrants and for the uncountable lives you touched and inspired with your work and determination. You were an important friend and ally of WIMN. We will miss you, but you will also remain in all of us. Eddie Canales, rest in power! ESP Eduardo Canales, Eddie para quienes le queríamos y admirábamos, murió el 31 de julio. Fue un activista de los derechos humanos dedicado y entusiasta; defendiendo los derechos de las personas migrantes con todo su corazón y fuerza y apoyándoles a lo largo de la frontera entre Texas y México. Eddie era presidente de la junta de la Red Nacional para los Derechos de los Inmigrantes y Refugiados, un miembro de la WIMN, que dijo sobre Eddie: "Eddie y el Centro de Derechos Humanos del Sur de Texas han sido voces destacadas en la denuncia de las políticas fronterizas militarizadas a nivel local, nacional e internacional. Su labor ha sido decisiva para salvar vidas de migrantes al entablar relaciones con terratenientes locales para instalar estaciones de agua que impidan que los migrantes perezcan. Ha trabajado con las fuerzas del orden y las ha presionado para que rescaten a quienes se han perdido o han quedado varados. Bajo la dirección de Eddie, el Centro de Derechos Humanos del Sur de Texas ha desarrollado asociaciones estratégicas con centros de investigación y equipos forenses internacionales para identificar a los migrantes fallecidos y reunirlos con sus familias." Gracias por las vidas que salvaste, por la paz que trajiste a las familias de las personas migrantes desaparecidas y por las incontables vidas que tocaste e inspiraste con tu trabajo y determinación. Fuiste un importante amigo y aliado de la WIMN. Te echaremos de menos, pero también permanecerás en todas nosotras. Eddie Canales, ¡descansa en poder! 

We join several WIMN member organizations in celebrating 5 years of ILO Convention 190: Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. Join the conversation on June 20. Register below.

WIMN celebrates five years of ILO Convention 190: Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. Among the co-sponsors of this June 20 virtual event are WIMN member organizations: Solidarity Center, International Trade Union Confederation, International Domestic Workers Federation and other allies including UNI Global Union. Join the conversation on June 20. Register at: https://lnkd.in/ehi2P9pX; Celebrating Five Years of ILO Convention 190:  Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work June 19, 2024, marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention (C190), the first international treaty to address violence and harassment in the world of work. On this occasion, we invite you to join our celebratory virtual event “Celebrating Five Years of ILO Convention 190: Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.”   Date: Thursday, 20 June, 2024 Time: 8:00 am - 9:15 am EDT Where: Virtual (Zoom). Please register to receive a link.   The event will feature speakers and respondents from philanthropy, governments, United Nations (UN) mechanisms and civil society organizations, and will focus on bridging labor and women’s rights movements to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work, by exploring links between care, labor, and GBVH.    We hope you will join us to mark this occasion.   Speakers (more to be announced) Adriana Paz, General Secretary, International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Christy Hoffman, General Secretary, UNI Global Union Fulya Pinar Ozcan, Member of ITUC Women’s Committee and President of the Women’s Committee at Öz İplik-İş, Turkiye Anannya Bhattacharjee, International Coordinator, Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) Ghada Abdel Tawab, Global Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation Respondents Fatime Christiane Ndiaye, Senior Gender Specialist, ILO Decent Work Team, Dakar Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences Closing Remarks Lopa Banerjee, Director, Civil Society Division, UN Women Co-sponsored by: Global Labor Justice (GLJ), Solidarity Center, Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity (BCWS), Feminist Alliance for Rights (FAR), Human Rights Watch, International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and UNI Global Union [This work is made possible with the support of the Ford Foundation] If you have any questions related to the event, please contact Ardra Manasi: [email protected]

En noviembre de 2023, WIMN -en colaboración con Women's Environment & Development Organization y otras aliadas- organizó el primero de cuatro diálogos intersectoriales: Clima, Género y Migración: Realidades y respuestas feministas.    Este diálogo comenzó con una presentación general de Kathryn Tobin, de WEDO, sobre cómo la crisis climática se cruza con las desigualdades de género existentes. Gabriela Cunha Ferraz y Laura Ostos Garzón de RESAMA; Mariama Williams; Laura Baron Mendoza de MADRE; Denise Carachure Abarca de IMUMI; y Berenice Valdez Rivera, en representación de la Red Mesoamericana Mujer Salud y Migración, compartieron casos específicos para explorar las intersecciones entre la crisis climática y la movilidad de las mujeres, y las estrategias feministas de resistencia.   Estamos muy contentas de compartir un resumen gráfico que recoge los aspectos más destacados de este primer diálogo.  Por favor, ¡échale un vistazo y compártelo!  https://lnkd.in/dE9AsRGH

In November 2023, WIMN -- in collaboration with Women's Environment & Development Organization and other allies -- organised the first of four cross-sectoral dialogues: Climate, Gender and Migration: Realities and Feminist Responses.     This dialogue began with an overview from Kathryn Tobin from WEDO, on how the Climate Crisis intersects with existing gender inequities. Gabriela Cunha Ferraz and Laura Ostos Garzón from RESAMA; Mariama Williams; Laura Baron Mendoza from MADRE; Denise Carachure Abarca from IMUMI; and Berenice Valdez Rivera, representing the Red Mesoamericana Mujer Salud y Migración, shared specific cases to explore the intersections between climate crisis and women´s mobility, and feminist strategies of resistance.   We are very happy to share a graphic summary that captures the highlights from this first dialogue. Please have a look and share!  https://lnkd.in/dE9AsRGH