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Migrating out of Poverty at the Australasian Agri-food Research Network conference in Indonesia

Tuesday 5 December from 9:00 until 17:00
Centre of Research and Community Services (CRCS), Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Julie Litchfield & Priya Deshingkar

Migrating out of Poverty colleagues will discuss their current work on food security and livelihoods within Myanmar.

Seminar at SAPMiC: The Case of Undocumented Migration from Cambodia to Thailand

Monday 13 November from 12:30 until 13:30
University of Sydney, Australia
Migrating out of Poverty - Cambodia
Robert Nurick

Robert Nurick will share the findings of interviews with Cambodian migrants and their families exploring their motivations and decision-making.

Dorte Thorsen presents Migrating out of Poverty research at the University of East Anglia

Wednesday 8 November from 15:30 until 17:00
UEA, Norwich
Dorte Thorsen, Gender and Qualitative Theme research lead

Dorte Thorsen presents 'The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Intergenerational and Intra-household Gender Relations'

Is Child Labour Always Wrong? - Dorte Thorsen invited to speak

Thursday 20 July from 18:00 until 19:00
Chatham House, London
Chatham House Forum Series
Dr Dorte Thorsen

Dorte Thorsen has been invited to speak as part of the Chatham House Forum Series on the question: Is Child Labour Always Wrong?

Migrating out of Poverty Phase 3 Inception Workshop

Tuesday 18 July from 9:00 until 17:30
Brighton
Migrating out of Poverty

New and old Migrating out of Poverty partners are coming together to coordinate the third phase of research for our consortium.

Invitation: Gender, Migration and Development workshop in London

Wednesday 5 July from 9:30 until 13:30
Christian Aid offices near Waterloo
Migrating out of Poverty
Speakers from Migrating out of Poverty, Save the Children, Christian Aid, and Care International

We're holding a workshop on gender, migration, and development in London on Wednesday 5 July. If interested, RSVP and come along.

Gender relations and female migration for construction work within Nepal

Wednesday 19 April from 9:00 until 17:00
SAP Falcha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Migrating out of Poverty
Nepal Institute of Development Studies workshop

Presenting findings on gender relations within family and workplace: the migration of women from rural to urban areas for construction work.

Low-skilled migration and precarious work: Where do the borders of forced migration begin and end?

Monday 17 April from 15:00 until 16:30
UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office, India
Migrating out of Poverty
Dr Priya Deshingkar, Research Director, University of Sussex Centre for Migration Research

UNESCO seminar on the conditions in which low-skilled migrants are recruited and employed and the contrasting discourses on their experience.

Keynote: Michael Clemens - open to students

Wednesday 29 March from 9:30 until 10:30
Brunei Gallery - Lecture Theatre - SOAS, London
Migrating out of Poverty: From Evidence to Policy conference
Michael Clemens - the Center for Global Development

Migrating out of Poverty: From Evidence to Policy conference opens its doors for the keynote speeches on Tue 28 March and Wed 29 March - this week.

Keynote: Julia O'Connell Davidson - open to students

Tuesday 28 March from 9:30 until 10:30
Brunei Gallery - Lecture Theatre - SOAS, London
Migrating out of Poverty: From Evidence to Policy conference
Julia O'Connell Davidson - University of Bristol