This podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode: AWiM Co-founder and CEO Dr Yemisi Akinbobola talks about…
Labour migration in Africa is closely connected to industrialisation. As more tasks and economical activities are automated, replacing humans with robots and artificial intelligence, labour migrants will face various vulnerabilities. Moreover, increased competition in the labour markets of the countries they migrated to is likely to affect perceptions towards migrants. In this issue, we look at: How automation…
This podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode we discuss: The experiences of first- and second-generation…
On a “normal” day in Farah-Salam, you might find journalists from Europe-based media clicking away at their cameras capturing images of residents in Casablanca’s migrant suburbs documenting the European migrant crisis. 2020 was anything but normal for the residents of Farah-Salam, one such suburb, and the photojournalists who cover them. Six years ago, there were…
This podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa, and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode we discuss: Labour migration reporting trends in Africa with Sumeya Gasa, award-winning multimedia…
Migrant workers have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions in hospitality and tourism, agriculture and informal sectors have left migrant workers without an income, with a July 2020 report by the African Development Bank stating that up to 25 million Africans lost their jobs. In this issue we look at: How the…
This podcast series looks at labour migration on the continent and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. The series highlights how African women experience labour migration locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration. Hosted and produced by Andy Mkosi for AWiM.
Africa has a long history of migratory movements. The movements, both voluntary and forced, have shaped intercontinental relations, economic cultures and cultural dynamics. In this issue we look at: Existing labour migration policies and whether they ensure safe migration within Africa What it takes to report effectively on labour migration in Africa Read more in…
18 December 2020 – After battling it out in the Labour Migration Reporting awards, eight journalists from across Africa walked away with $500 each at a colourful virtual ceremony held on International Migrants Day. The winners are expected to use the grant to contribute to the labour migration discourse through their reporting assignments over the…
