The participants reached 130 people, mainly women, from all over the Philippines, working on the Apostleship of the Sea in their respective ports

Manila, Philippines – December 13, 2017 – From December 7–9, The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) participated at the 1^st National Training on Human Trafficking Focusing on Seafarers and Fishers, and 1^stNational Gathering/Training for Seafarers Wives, Stella Maris Staff and Stakeholders, under the theme:  Caught in the Net (A follow up of the XXIV AOS-Vatican Congress held in Kaohsiung, on October, 2017).  Continue reading SIMN Took Part at the 1st National Training on Human Trafficking Focusing on Seafarers and Fishers Wives, Stella Maris Staff and Stakeholders →

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, December 6, 2017 – The Scalabrini International Migration Policy Director, Kevin Appleby, called upon UN member states to increase legal placements for undocumented migrants in the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration.  Appleby attended the UN “stocktaking” meeting on the Compact in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, December 4-6.

In his statement, Appleby argued that the Compact must set a target for increasing legal avenues for the world’s undocumented population through both regularization programs and an increase in visa numbers.  Continue reading SIMN Policy Director Calls Upon UN Member States to Increase Legal Channels for Migration in Global Compact →