She continued the discussion by reflecting on the existing anger of the local population towards undocumented migrants. Chowdhory asked Ambreen for a little more attention to the state's role in controlling complex flows. In the next part of the session there was a short discussion about a 45 minute documentary by the Quint that was shown to the participants.
It portrayed the stark reality of the plight of migrant workers in India in the aftermath of the pandemic and the difficulties they faced as a result of the severe lockdown. Philosophical concerns about neoliberalism: questioning the role of the state in relation to the vulnerable socio-economic groups, especially migrant labour. It reflects on the dichotomy between the capitalist character of emerging New India and the deteriorating condition of the working class.
Understanding the dangers of statelessness through an analysis of newspaper coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Utsa Sarmin shared her research on the health situation of the East Bengal refugees in 1971. She presented a brief history of the liberation struggle covering the background to the struggle.
On the way to the discussion about the film Hotel Rwanda, Utsa raised the question about the main character.
Conference
Two panels were devoted to discussions on migration issues, the situation of refugees and the stateless population in Europe. Before the refugee flow, about half of Gaziantep's workforce was already informally employed. The literature on the labor market access of forcibly displaced persons is mostly studied in relation to the national framework and focuses on the integration of migrants and refugees into the labor market and the impact of refugees on the host economy.
Transnational labor supply chains play an important role in the global spread of the virus and its effects on social and economic life. On the one hand, both sending and receiving countries are responsible for the wider spread of the coronavirus. Neda argues that the pandemic emergency measures have made long-standing inequalities and the uneven and heterogeneous nature of the EU space visible in a drastic way.
This special session addresses issues of dilemmas of migrants in Assam in the light of NRC, biometric registration and gender relations in refugee camps and the issue of death of international migrants in their country of destination. The second speaker, Shamna Thacham Poyil spoke about the impact of biometric registration in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, specifically on the structure of camp governance and the gender ratio of inmates. The datafication of bodies crossing the borders using biometric data will help the countries of asylum to enforce strict police control of territories and ensure the targeted delivery of aid resources, but correspondingly it also leads us to reproblematize the nature of liminal governance introduced in the administration of camps. On the other hand, natural disasters are the result of the natural hazard acting on existing vulnerabilities.
Finally, she presented a narrative after the flood of the state, non-governmental organization and voluntary humanitarian support. Furthermore, he highlights the state's responsibility, which shapes how protection is given to a refugee. The codes also do not mention much on the guidelines or provide any strong measures to implement the law.
He invoked Tagore to highlight the importance of migrant workers. 'The workers are the real heroes, and real movers of society and civilization'. For the first time, because of the pandemic, we saw the migrant workers, not just as numbers and figures in the census. The human rights question was largely muted by the states in the wake of the public health mandate that emerged during the pandemic.
Louisa suggested that there is a resurgence of understanding of what social solidarity means in the context of the pandemic. Participants reflected that the sessions were well constructed and handled, especially given the delicacy of the time.
Special Panel Discussions
She asked the audience and the panel an important question - how far can we push the boundaries of the research field and our relationship to the subject. It is extremely important to empathize with the interlocutors, get to the point and get involved. She found it extremely difficult to justify fictional stories that dealt with the trauma and loss of the Partition.
Another important question raised by the audience was about the ethics, responsibilities and accountability of the interviewer within the field. The special virtual public session on the Pedagogy of Migration and Refugee Studies in the European Context began with a speech by Samir Kumar Das, Professor at the University of Calcutta and Honorary Director of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group. Das requested the panelists to address at least two of the following questions in their comments-.
Finally, Heller argued, in the context of the exclusion of migration and refugees as well as the disconnection in the field of research, there is an "urgency to demarcate migration and refugee studies", and to develop methodologies that bridge the existing separate practices connected with each other. in the discipline. Being a country with almost seventy percent of the youth under thirty years of age, the pandemic adds to the existing challenges facing Bangladesh. She blamed the congestion of the capital as one of the key components in widening the rural-urban divide in the current health crisis.
Reza Hossaini began his presentation by giving an overview of the situation analysis of Afghanistan. Jeevan Thiagrajah discussed the commonalities of the migrant labor phenomenon in the South Asian subcontinent and specifically highlighted the challenges of migrant labor in Sri Lanka. On the condition of the workers, he said that they are mainly seen as suspects even when they return to their own countries.
The role of the state can be seen in terms of statutory authorities looking after migrant labor abroad with a provision fund to be used. In addition, internally the role of the state has gained primacy in the provision of essential services. He reflected on the dilemmas of migrant workers in Nepal and how the crisis has been addressed and managed due to the seasonal nature of migration and the open nature of borders.
