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GNIB accused of assault at direct provision centreThe Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (Masi) has accused the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) of assaulting an Algerian man at a direct provision centre in Newbridge.
The World At Home: Improving lives for asylum seekers is no ‘pull factor’When I worked as a Minister of State in the Department of Justice from 2014 to 2016, myself and my team used to joke that the officials should paint the words ‘pull factor’ in six-feet-high letters in every meeting room.
Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers hit record numbers in EuropeThe number of child asylum seekers who arrived in the EU and Norway unaccompanied – without a parent or another adult in charge of them – reached record levels in the last three years, according to a new report.
Call for human rights focus on asylum seeker work accessResolving barriers to accessing paid work for asylum seekers needs a continued human rights focus from the State, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said.
Refused refugee applicants remain in limbo without right to work says activistHuman rights groups have largely welcomed the Department of Justice’s recent changes allowing asylum seekers to apply for work permits after nine months.
‘We will regret direct provision’ says Dublin Lord Mayor at launch of right-to-work campaign for asylum seekersDublin’s Lord Mayor has warned that Ireland will come to regret its current treatment of direct provision residents in the same way we see cases of historical child abuse.
Right to work is a way forward - what’s next?There was good news for some asylum seekers recently following the relaxing of restrictions on access to the labour market while they await a decision on their applications for refugee status.
‘Anyone who is appealing a negative decision is excluded from the right to work’The Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (Masi) has welcomed Ireland’s full implementation of the EU Reception Conditions Directive and extending the right to work for asylum seekers. “As the people who have been directly affected by the Irish State’s total ban on employment for people seeking asylum, in the direct provision centres across the country people are this evening celebrating what is for once a positive move for at least some of our people,” said a statement from Masi co-ordinators Lucky Khambule and Donnah Vuma. “The right to make an economic contribution to this society and to have the chance to provide for ourselves and our families has been a long time coming.