As migration becomes bigger and bigger in today's globalized world, being because of job opportunities, better future, violence, etc. the reality is that it becomes an issue for countries.
Now, taking into account that women are nearly the half of migrating people around the world, 49% [1], we come to a big issue. How to help migrant working women, specially today, when women have struggle to be equal with men. How to fight cultural issues, when in islamic countries women have a very different role than in western countries, for example. Plus, let's take into account things like the traffic of women, or forced migration. This disruption in women's lifestyle, with such an abrupt change that creates a big issue.
This is why the IOM has developed some programs, to try to fight all this issues:
· Protection of womens rights: Protects women from discrimination and irrespectful labour policies.
· Promoting policies that regulate the employment and recruitment of women migrant workers: It helps protect women from false, discriminatory employment contracts.
· The summit of Central American women united to fight against women trafficking. With the support of the UN
Even though this programs work, it's to really hard to fight all the issues attached to migration of women. But step by step a succesful accomplishment will be made.
References:
- IOM webpage: www.iom.ch
- [1] Taken from IOM webpage. http://iom.ch/jahia/Jahia/about-migration/facts-and-figures/lang/es
Images:
- Taken fromhttp://www.samuha.org/Page-20.htm
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