GLOBAL MIGRATION PORTAL

The project, “Development of capacities for work with (i)migrants” is tackling one of the biggest issues facing migration today. The International Organization for Migration calls Europe and Asiathe most dangerous destination for irregular migration in the world, and the Asian water routes and Mediterranean as the world's most dangerous border crossing. Yet despite the escalating human toll, organizations working in this area are having difficulties in getting skills and capacities developed as a way to respond to its current migrant influx, in order to work on protecting the rights of migrants and refugees.

 

 

All are affected by migration, especially young people, who are one of the most mobile groups. For this, it’s important that people working with young people are aware of the causes, opportunities and consequences of migration and could support both – young emigrants and immigrants by creating opportunities, fighting discrimination and providing support these young people need. Youth unemployment forces young people to move out of their country, and in new countries they often face social exclusion and discrimination as immigrants. They lack support in their country of origin from youth workers (who could advise them on different opportunities about mobility) and they lack support in their country of destination where youth organizations should be able to include them. On this project, we focus on 2 main issues – the immigration related issues in connection to refugee crisis and discrimination towards immigrants, and second – emigration of young people in connection to youth unemployment. This is the situation faced by emigration countries, but also attention should be drawn to immigration countries and inclusion of immigrants (especially refugees). Europe is already having more migrants than ever before, and a collective European action is in creation with most of the biggest European countries accepting immigrants as Germany are having capacities and institutions equipped.

Each partner country on this project has shared their specific experience. Macedonia, for example, is on the first line of migration route in Europe. According to International Organization for Migration (IOM) more than a million immigrants came to Europe from outside and even more are coming and most of them have passed via Macedonian and Bulgarian territories.

There are different triggers and causes, push and pull factors for migration which affects the everyday life of all Europeans. There is forced migration and voluntary migration, different reasons and consequences of migration which have led to new migration routes.

 

Indonesia is one of the biggest countries in the world and immigration is considered quite big problem. Whilst Europe is facing migration problem for a long period of time and have mechanisms for support,in Indonesia the situation is quitecomplicated. The UN high commissioner for refugees and human rights, the UN chief's special representative for international migration and development, and the head of the International Organization for Migration issued a joint plea; "We strongly urge the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to protect migrants and refugees stranded on vessels in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, to facilitate safe disembarkation, and to give priority to saving lives, protecting rights, and respecting human dignity." On the other side, Indonesia is a country with a big number of people that are migrating out to other countries. Economic disadvantagesin developing countries like Indonesia drives people to seek work in Malaysia, while unscrupulous agencies exacerbate the problem by exploiting the desperation of the poor and unskilled migrants with unrealistic assurances of good-paying jobs.

 

 

 

With this project, we aimed to develop the capacities of youth workers of Indonesian organizations. Some of the output from this project are intellectual outputs and training given to youth workers so they are able to continue their mission in training other organizations and developing the work with migrants.

 

 

All of the partners involved in this project do have significant presence in their local community in terms of offering possibilities for personal and professional advancement of young people through non-formal education and youth policies. In this sense, the overall aim of the project, together with the targeted aims of the Capacity building projects are in total cohesionwiththeprime activities implemented by the partner NGOs.