Yes,
migrants/refugees have rights according to theory as illustrated in the international
human rights law (IHRL). However the rights vary depending on host country’s
domestic laws and how these laws are applied.
Refugees
Refugees
are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared
persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have
seriously disturbed public order and, as a result, require international
protection.[1]
Migrants
While
there is no formal legal definition of an international migrant, most experts
agree that an international migrant is someone who changes his or her country
of usual residence, irrespective of the reason for migration or legal status.[2]
Generally, a distinction is made between short-term or temporary migration,
covering movements with a duration between three and 12 months, and long-term
or permanent migration, referring to a change of country of residence for a
duration of one year or more.[3]
No recognition of foreign qualifications
It
is noted that academic qualifications gained outside the EU are often not
recognize, resulting in migrant workers having to take low paid jobs. This also
forces them to share substandard accommodation with friends to reduce living
expenses.Migrants may not be in position to afford paying for education which often costs three times in the case of non-EU.
Right to work
Migrants with no right to work in the host will not be employed because
it is the law. It is therefore important to note that exploitation of migrant
workers is a persistent problem with evidence of workers being trafficked to
work long hours in exploitative conditions and earning low wages below minimum
wages.
Work permit
For
instance, one to qualify for a work permit in Ireland, they should be in possession to
earn not less Euros 30,000. However most entry
jobs that may be accessible for migrants pay not more than Euros 22000 making it harder for immigrants to get work
permits. The workers often cannot leave exploitative employers as their
immigration status will mean they are at risk of becoming undocumented.
Allowing migrant workers to have control over work permits instead of employers
would give workers more autonomy in securing legal entitlements and more
confidence to report illegal work practices.
[2] United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
[3] UN
Refugees and Migrants, https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/definitions
The European Union is
working with Libyan coastguards to reduce the number of migrants
crossing the Mediterranean Sea. But many of those intercepted end up in
detention centres in Libya, where some migrants say they are used as
slaves, as the BBC’s Stephanie Hegarty found when she spoke to some
Nigerians who have just returned home.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
The European Union is
working with Libyan coastguards to reduce the number of migrants
crossing the Mediterranean Sea. But many of those intercepted end up in
detention centres in Libya, where some migrants say they are used as
slaves, as the BBC’s Stephanie Hegarty found when she spoke to some
Nigerians who have just returned home.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
The European Union is
working with Libyan coastguards to reduce the number of migrants
crossing the Mediterranean Sea. But many of those intercepted end up in
detention centres in Libya, where some migrants say they are used as
slaves, as the BBC’s Stephanie Hegarty found when she spoke to some
Nigerians who have just returned home.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/20-us-sold-1000-dinars-735-uwumarogie-libya-returnee/
