Stella Maris Batam marked World Migrants Sunday with a seminar titled “Walking and Nurturing Hope with Migrants, Seafarers, and Their Families” at the Pacific Hotel Ballroom in Indonesia, drawing over 1,000 participants from government agencies, labor unions, employers, and human rights institutions. Father Ansensius Guntur (Fr. Yance), Director of Stella Maris Batam, highlighted the essential role of migrant workers and seafarers in the national economy and called for stronger protection for them and their families.

From September 22 to 26, the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) organized a meeting at the São João XXIII Seminary in São Paulo, bringing together directors of shelters and centers for migrants from Brazil and Paraguay. The purpose was to conduct a participatory assessment of the missions, update the networking project, and explore possible strategic alliances to strengthen work on behalf of migrants and refugees. The meeting was attended by directors of various shelters and