Migration Pictures

Eight Innovative UK Businesses Owned By Refugees That Empower Fellow Refugees

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Eight Innovative UK Businesses Owned By Refugees That Empower Fellow Refugees

Refugees, often arriving in a new country with meager resources and facing discrimination, demonstrate remarkable resilience by forging their own paths as entrepreneurs. A 2012 report highlighted that immigrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs and start businesses than native-born citizens, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Report. This study, spanning 69 countries including the UK, … Read more

Migrant Women Are Still Victim To Sexual Violence Throughout Migration Process

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Migrant Women Are Still Victim To Sexual Violence Throughout Migration Process

Women represent almost 50 per cent of the world’s migrant population, currently estimated to be a staggering 281 million people. While men make up more than half of those who have migrated overseas and children account for around 14 per cent, UN Women has named migrant women as “agents of change”. Women flee their home … Read more

‘They Treat Us As If We Are Nothing’ – Asylum Seekers Respond To Emergency Rwanda Treaty

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‘They Treat Us As If We Are Nothing’ – Asylum Seekers Respond To Emergency Rwanda Treaty

This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was met with a Tory Party rebellion after 60 MPs voted in favour of amendments that would toughen up the emergency Rwanda legislation. Although the rebel MPs threatened to vote against the entire Rwanda scheme when it had its vital third reading on Wednesday, Sunak succeeded in getting his … Read more