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This brief focuses on the gendered dynamics of labour migration in Turkey, looking at the labour migration of both skilled migrant women working and living in Istanbul, and lower skilled Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs). The findings are based on two distinct case studies that look at female labour migrants from neighbouring countries in the Global […]
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This brief focuses on two separate but interconnected aspects of post-conflict Sri Lanka. Firstly, the brief looks at the current realities for returning migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Jaffna District in the Northern Province, one of the areas where there is a large IDP population. The findings show how gender and intersecting […]
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The brief focuses on Pakistan and the gendered dynamics of international labour migration as a case study that expands our knowledge of South-South migration and reveals the complexity and context of gendered migration patterns and dynamics. In doing so, this brief aims to advance a gender sensitive understanding of interactions between economic, social and cultural […]
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This brief focuses on both return migration to Kurdistan-Iraq from within the Kurdish community and global migration specifically to the city of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq. Little is known about the gendered elements of return migration to conflict-affected contexts, and how this relates to development, gender equality, justice and inclusive peace. Equally, there is work to […]
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This brief on Lebanon from the Gender, Justice and Security Hub looks at the country context, including issues such as the ongoing unrest caused by the previous civil war as well as conflict in neighbouring countries, challenges with recovery, rebuilding and reform, and ongoing security challenges. Gender issues in Lebanon are complex; while there have […]
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This brief on Kurdistan-Iraq from the Gender, Justice and Security Hub looks at the country context, including issues around unresolved tensions in the region, efforts for peace and autonomy, continuing security and political challenges, and gender equality and social development. The Hub projects in Kurdistan-Iraq explore complex social issues centred around gender dynamics, labour, and […]
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The Migration and Displacement stream of the GCRF Hub is organised around two premises: first, both conflict-induced displacement (internal and international) and migration in the post-conflict state are highly gendered; and second, the restructuring of the post-conflict state gives rise to competing tensions, including the creation of new opportunities and the exacerbation of ethnic, religious […]
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This brief on Afghanistan from the Gender, Justice and Security Hub looks at the country context, including issues around protracted and ongoing conflict, the fraught progress towards peace, issues with Taliban control following the taking of Kabul in 2021, and the rolling back of limited progress on gender. The Hub’s work in the region has […]