EMN Slovakia Podcasts

Martha Mendoza: How to best cover and communicate human trafficking stories? Tips for policymakers and journalists

How to best cover and communicate stories of human trafficking and modern slavery by policymakers and the media? How to make sure that the communication is not only comprehensible to the general and professional public but also protects the victim? How to incorporate the fact that human trafficking is a sensitive topic with a broken human being at the centre of it? In this lecture, Martha Mendoza teaches us how to communicate the stories of survivors based on her practical experience as an award-winning investigative journalist.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Heather Komenda: Global estimates and datasets on human trafficking & examples of effective assistance to the victims

A lecture by Heather Komenda discusses new global data and databases on victims of human trafficking and how to effectively assist victims of this crime while providing examples from practice. Throughout the lecture, the need for and importance of data gathering, mainly through a case management system, is highlighted as a tool that can significantly improve not only new policies but also the overall experience of victims of human trafficking.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Samuel Okyere: The global anti-trafficking framework: overview, issues and debates

Anti-trafficking and anti-smuggling initiatives are very often part of or informed by border regulation or border control measures. In this lecture, Samuel Okyere looks back at the 20 years after Palermo Protocol and discusses who actually benefits from the antitrafficking efforts. His talk leads you through the topic of modern slavery from the perspective of international legal instruments and how these translate into assistance to victims of trafficking and exploitation while looking at the issue of border control exceeding the human rights protection.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Katarina Schwarz: Slavery is not a crime in almost half the countries in the world – how can we change that?

Modern slavery, human trafficking, law, intersections with migration and immigration issues and policies as well as some emerging trends and concerns in the anti-trafficking space are the keywords of the lecture delivered by Katarina Schwarz. In this lecture, you will hear about the way international legal frameworks govern the issues of trafficking and slavery, you will review fundamental definitions of these practices, and look at domestic legislation and victim protection.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Michele LeVoy: Regularisation and other ways to protect undocumented migrants / migrants in irregular situations

In this lecture, Michele LeVoy talks about undocumented migrants and people who have irregular migration status. She introduces the challenges that are faced by undocumented migrants who very often live in poverty and are exploited and abused. Within the lens of this matter, she also talks about possible solutions that governments are looking at, with a focus on regularisation policies – trying to achieve legal migration status.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Abril Ríos: “Alone, we go fast. Together, we go further”. Migrants’ collective (dis-) empowerment in the Americas

What are migrant caravans? How are women and their position affected? Based on her experiences and research results, Abril Ríos transfers you to Mexico to introduce not only the issue of migrant caravans, but also other forms and clusters of cooperation created or used by migrants in Mexico that are less visible or well-known compared to migrant caravans.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Simona Carnino: The Power of Passport – documentary screening and discussion

“In our world, there are those who can travel freely and those who cannot. This disparity depends on several reasons but especially on the passport one holds,” says Simona Carnino, a freelance journalist and documentarist while introducing her documentary The Power of Passport. Carnino’s lecture introduces you to her experience as a documentarist who focuses her work on human rights, environmental and migration issues mainly in Latin America.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Dardan Koçani: Smuggling and organized criminal networks in migration flows: focus on Southeast Europe

For many migrants, smuggling is often the only way to reach a more developed country. Smuggling is a growing transnational crime that threatens the lives and safety of migrants while undermining the integrity of national borders and migration management systems. In this lecture, Dardan Koçani introduces the topic of smuggling, together with the results of an at the time unpublished study on the implications of the war in Ukraine for south-eastern Europe.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Baptiste Amieux: The global mobility and access to identity

This lecture provides insight into mobility and border crossing between countries around the world, particularly from the perspective of legal identity (i.e., how migrants present themselves to the authorities of a given country). Baptiste Amieux talks about how access to identity and documentation supports safe and legal migration around the world and how it helps the development of a country.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Boldizsár Nagy: Passports, visas: coats of arms of a feudalistic mindset

Boldizsár Nagy introduces the topic of passports and visas in the context of mobility and current events in the world. What is the power passports hold? Why do governments need to know who is on the state’s territory? Why can some people get visas and others not? What are the rights of people when it comes to mobility? These are the notions Nagy leads you through in his lecture on passports and visas.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Diskusný večer EMN: Noví Európania

Diskusia s odborníkmi o migrácii, migračnej politike a dlhodobých verejných postojoch k cudzincom a rozmanitosti na Slovensku v rámci širšej ekonomickej, demografickej a sociálnej reality. V diskusii sa dozviete:

• ako vyzerá migračná politika na Slovensku,
• aké sú dlhodobé postoje verejnosti k cudzincom, 
• zaobíde sa starnúca Európa bez integrácie všetkých, ktorí prichádzajú?

Hosťami diskusie boli:

• Oľga Gyárfášová, sociologička a docentka na Inštitúte európskych štúdií a medzinárodných vzťahov Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave
• Lucia Mýtna Kureková, odborníčka na pracovnú migráciu a vedecká pracovníčka Slovenskej akadémie vied
• Ján Orlovský, riaditeľ Migračného úradu Ministerstva vnútra Slovenskej republiky

Diskusiu, ktorej predchádzalo premietanie dokumentárneho filmu Noví Európania, moderovala Zuzana Vatráľová, vedúca Úradu Medzinárodnej organizácie pre migráciu (IOM) v Írsku.

Diskusný večer EMN bol súčasťou 9. Vzdelávacieho seminára EMN o migrácii 2023 s názvom Ochrana migrantov v zraniteľných situáciách. Všetky podcasty a prezentácie zo seminára nájdete na www.emnseminar.sk.

Seminár na Slovensku každoročne organizuje Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu ako koordinátor Národného kontaktného bodu Európskej migračnej siete v Slovenskej republike. Táto aktivita je financovaná Európskou úniou a spolufinancovaná Ministerstvom vnútra Slovenskej republiky.

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Ján Orlovský: Situačná zraniteľnosť cudzincov a ľudí, ktorí potrebujú ochranu Slovenskej republiky

Koľko ľudí žiada na Slovensku o azyl? Ako zmenila vojna na Ukrajine migračnú situáciu na Slovensku? Ako veľmi zraniteľní sú ľudia, ktorí sa rozhodnú migrovať na Slovensko a ako veľmi je naša krajina (ne)pripravená na integráciu migrantov? Ján Orlovský ponúka náhľad do pozadia migračnej situácie na Slovensku a politík týkajúcich sa integrácie cudzincov, zraniteľnosti, systémovej zmeny a výzvach, ktorým Slovensko čelí.

Prednáška bola súčasťou 9. Vzdelávacieho seminára EMN o migrácii 2023 s názvom Ochrana migrantov v zraniteľných situáciách. Všetky podcasty a prezentácie zo seminára nájdete na www.emnseminar.sk.

Seminár na Slovensku každoročne organizuje Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu ako koordinátor Národného kontaktného bodu Európskej migračnej siete v Slovenskej republike. Táto aktivita je financovaná Európskou úniou a spolufinancovaná Ministerstvom vnútra Slovenskej republiky.

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Samuel Okyere: Vulnerabilities of working migrants and migrant children in the global economy

Labour migrants account for around 62% of all migrants, which is around 2/3 of all international migrants, according to the IOM's World Migration Report 2022. Many of them face various challenges in the labour markets of their destination countries. In this lecture, Samuel Okyere talks about the challenges faced by migrant workers in the global economy while providing a broad look at the status of international migrant workers and exploring solutions to the issues they face in the new country.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The Seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Melissa Siegel: Gender and migration

Gender is central to any discussion of the causes and consequences of migration, whether forced or voluntary. Melissa Siegel introduces the concept of migration and gender, specifically the feminisation of migration and its implications. She also tackles the question of where we can see specific gendered aspects of migration and the effects gender has on people who migrate and the migration itself.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The Seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Nassim Majidi: Migration and health: challenges and needs across the migration cycle

What is the link between migration and health? What do migrants need regarding health when they cross into another country? What issues do they face? This lecture by Nassim Majidi provides not only answers to these questions but also highlights the connection between access to health and vulnerability, and the results from the most recent research that has explored the links between health needs, access to care and sustainable reintegration of returnees.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The Seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

Thank you for listening.

Federico Soda: New and protracted crises: vulnerabilities of migrants and refugees

The lecture delivered by Federico Soda provides an overview of key trends that can be seen in relation to migration and, in particular, displacement. Federico highlights the implications for the affected population with a focus on regional dynamics and crisis, closing with recommendations to work more closely together with relevant stakeholders to move forward in discussing and resolving these complex questions.

This lecture was part of the 9th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration 2023 entitled "Protection of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations". All podcasts and presentations from the seminar are available at www.emnseminar.sk.

The Seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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Panel discussion: Addressing labour exploitation and exploitative labour conditions - good practices and lessons learnt from selected countries

In the legislation of the European Union (EU), labour exploitation is considered either within the framework of human trafficking or within the so-called particularly exploitative working conditions. Based on the data collected by the EMN in 2022, only few EU Member States distinguish both realms in their national legislation. The panel discussion introduces examples of Italy and Luxembourg as EU countries as well as the United Kingdom who present their frameworks to protect (potential) victims of labour exploitation.

Among panelists are:
• Adolfo Sommarribas, Senior Legal Advisor, EMN Luxembourg
• Darryl Dixon, Director of Strategy at Government, UK Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), The United Kingdom
• Giovanni Di Dio, Migration and Labour Integration Policy Specialist, Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, Italy

This panel discussion was part of the EMN Slovakia’s National Conference entitled Dignified Labour Conditions as a Tool to Fight Modern Slavery which took place in Bratislava on 1 December 2022. The Conference was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic. The EMN is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. 

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Yarema Dul: Labour exploitation and human trafficking from the perspective of a source country

The presentation takes us to Ukraine in the middle of ongoing war conflict where millions of displaced people face great risks of being exploited or trafficked. Activities of the State Labour Service of Ukraine to lower these risks are summarized – online information provision, information campaigns and counselling services for individuals and relocated enterprises. The presentation explains also other ways to protect employees in and outside Ukraine and which other authorities are engaged in it. It also highlights a need for international cooperation with EU Member States and other countries to fight trafficking in human beings and undeclared work.

This presentation was part of the EMN Slovakia’s National Conference entitled Dignified Labour Conditions as a Tool to Fight Modern Slavery which took place in Bratislava on 1 December 2022. The Conference was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic. The EMN is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. 

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Philip Hunter: The role of employers in upholding the human and labour rights of foreign workers

The presentation looks at labour exploitation from the perspective of employers and business sector. It explains specific risks and motivations why business has been engaging in human rights since 1990s. The presentation outlines current trends and reasons why business sector focuses on protection of migrant workers through the lens of risks. Labour exploitation is discussed as one of huge risks for migrant workers especially in different levels of supply chains across industries and within labour migration. Eventually, the presentation is looking into the future.

This presentation was part of the EMN Slovakia’s National Conference entitled Dignified Labour Conditions as a Tool to Fight Modern Slavery which took place in Bratislava on 1 December 2022. The Conference was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic. The EMN is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. 

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Pedro Assares: How the EU reduces the risks of labour exploitation and human trafficking

The presentation focuses on the mandate and activities of the European Labour Authority (ELA), the EU agency based in Bratislava, which strives to ensure fair labour mobility across the Union. The presentation explains where ELA encounters irregularities connected to labour exploitation, what makes labour inspectors unique in detecting labour exploitation, and why there is an overlap between what the labour inspectors and law enforcement authorities do in the area of labour abuse. It summarizes how ELA addresses trafficking for labour exploitation, especially when it comes to joint labour inspections, capacity building, as well as national and EU-level cooperation and the conflict in Ukraine.

This presentation was part of the EMN Slovakia’s National Conference entitled Dignified Labour Conditions as a Tool to Fight Modern Slavery which took place in Bratislava on 1 December 2022. The Conference was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic. The EMN is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. 

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