Almost 700 migrants cross Channel in one day
The UK continues to break its own record on the numbers of migrant arrivals from across the English Channel. Almost 700 migrants crossed from France to Britain on Monday, setting a new record for 2022.
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Seasonal workers announce strike in Italy
Seasonal farm workers in Saluzzo, in the northwestern Piedmont region, have announced a strike to demand regular job "contracts, housing and documents" and to protest against the death of fellow farmworker Moussa Dembele.
IOM: In Libya over 1,600 trafficking victims in two years
The International Organization for Migration IOM has assisted over 11,000 migrants in Libya during the last two years. They include more than 1,600 victims of abuse by traffickers, sexual exploitation, forced labor and extortion.
Food scarcity hits refugees and displaced people the hardest, experts say
A German UNHCR partner organization has sounded the alarm over the ramifications of food shortages for refugee populations worldwide. The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and droughts are exacerbating humanitarian crises like the one in1
Bosnia and Herzegovina deports Pakistani migrants
The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced it was beginning to deport migrants back to their home countries. The measure began on Sunday with a test case of two Pakistani nationals on a commercial flight.