The Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement (FFMD) concluded on December 1, 2024 following two days of engaging sharing, discussion and strategizing in Bangkok, Thailand. Over 100 participants contributed their time, energy, experiences and wisdom to a process...
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Allegations of organ trade and illegal harvesting are rife as GCC and African states fail to conduct autopsies
April 16, 2025 -- In a new article published in Migrant-Rights.org, Vani Saraswathi puts a spotlight on reports of "organ trade" and illegal harvesting. Interviews and cases reveal a dangerous and sometimes fatal practice: "Kenyan migrants are returning from Saudi...
A Report from CSW69: WIMN calls for Migration Justice & Rights for all!
WIMN delegates joined thousands of women’s rights advocates from around the world for the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York City March 10-21. The occasion also marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), approved...
Beyond Protection Why Migration Justice for Women is a Fundamental Human Right
Migrant Women Press has just published an op ed by Roula Seghaier, author of WIMN's brief for Beijing+30, Women in Migration Still Seek Inclusion in the Equity & Equality Agenda. Migrant Women Press (March 26, 2025): "As the world marks 30 years since the Beijing...
Women in Migration Network Launches Report on Migration & Gender Equality Ahead of Beijing+30 Review
[Download a PDF of the this Press Release here] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2025 Women in Migration Network Launches Report on Migration & Gender Equality Ahead of Beijing+30 Review As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing...
Care Work at a Cost: The Plight of Migrant Domestic Workers
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) has just published this article by Priyanka Kapar, an FES Program Officer for the Regional Gender Justice Project in Asia at FES Nepal. Priyanka atttended last month's Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement -- co-organized by WIMN...
Filipino fisherfolk facing displacement & strategies of resistance
Land reclamation projects in Manila Bay: Filipino fisherfolk facing displacement & strategies of resistanceJoin us on Monday, 27 January, 13:00 - 14:30 UTC Please register to receive Zoom link!WIMN's third cross-sectoral dialogue will get a closer look at...
Happy New Year from Women in Migration Network
As we turn the corner to a new year, Women in Migration Network sends a message of solidarity, justice and peace to our friends, colleagues, and partners. We wish you all much happiness and health in 2025 and beyond and share our gratitude for your support and...
WIMN’s 2024 End-of-the-Year Wrap Up
2024 has been an inspiring and impactful year for Women in Migration Network (WIMN), capped by the Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement (FFMD) in Bangkok, Thailand, just concluded this month. It could not have been a more fitting culmination of this busy year....
WIMN’s message to AWID closing plenary: Migration is a feminist issue
At the closing plenary of the AWID (Association for Women's Rights in Development) Forum on 5 December in Bangkok, WIMN Board member Nalishha Mehta, also representing the Solidarity Center, shared this message: Migration is a feminist issue. In our current...
Statement from the Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement
Solidarity, Dignity and Equity for Women and Gender Diverse Migrants! [See links below to download this statement as a PDF in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Bahasa, Russian and Thai coming soon.] Women and gender diverse migrants, migrant activists and...
Support WIMN in Building a Feminist Migration Policy
On Giving Tuesday, please make a donation to Women in Migration Network! Help to support our work to build an intersectional feminist migration policy agenda and lift up the voices, organizing and advocacy of grassroots women in migration as we build a future of...
Enthusiastic Conclusion to Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement
Join Thousands at AWID Forum in Bangkok The Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement (FFMD) wrapped up two days of interactive and participatory discussions and strategizing over the weekend in Bangkok. Then, many of the more than 130 participants readied...
WIMN Leads Global Gathering in Bangkok: Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement Brings Advocates from 35+ Countries
PRESS RELEASE November 27, 2024 Over 130 migrant and feminist organizers from more than 35 countries will convene in Bangkok for the Feminist Forum on Migration and Displacement (FFMD), taking place from November 30 to December 1. Hosted by the Women in Migration...
Migration and Trade – a new explainer
WIMN recently worked with Regions Refocus on publication of a new trade "explainer" on Migration and Trade -- one in a series produced by the Gender and Trade Coalition. The explainer provides strategic policy proposals to promote rights-based, gender-responsive...
Laguna Larga resists displacement
Voices from the Frontlines: Latin America The Mayan community resists displacementIn early May 2024, the Women in Migration Network hosted the second dialogue in its series on Climate Change, Gender and Migration, this one focused on the experiences of the Mayan...
Ante desplazamiento por cambio climático, mujeres y niñas enfrentan mayores secuelas: IMUMI
Women and girls face greater consequences due to displacement due to climate change: IMUMI By Arantza Diaz in Insurgencia Magisterial, July 12, 2024 WIMN member, el Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración (IMUMI), is featured in this article exploring the the...
Decent Work at the Nexus Between Climate Change and Migration
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), a WIMN member, has recently published a new policy brief that explores the intersection of climate change and migration, and implications for labor. Read and download the report (available in Arabic and English) From...
IDWF: Domestic Workers and the Care Economy
The International Domestic Workers federation, a WIMN member, has produced this position paper in preparation for the General Discussion on Decent Work and the Care Economy at the 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva in early June 2024. Domestic...
WIMN Calls for an Immediate, Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and an End to Occupation
A Statement from the Women in Migration Network (In Arabic, English, French and Spanish. See links below) The Women in Migration Network (WIMN) calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza; cessation of military funding to Israel; and an end to the...