MigrantVoice roundtable

In a special feature for Refugee Week (16-22 June 2008) openDemocracy.net hosts MigrantVoice on refuge, a debate on the issues that matter for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Join the conversation through our blog, podcasts and articles.

The right to work

In 2002, the government made it illegal for people claiming asylum to work. In April 2008, the Refugee Council and TUC launched a joint campaign, Let Them Work campaigning for

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 19 Jun 2008

Integration is no accident

Continuing our roundtable debate, participants discuss integration. What does it mean, and how can it be achieved? Who is responsible and what more can be done to help those who

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 17 Jun 2008

What is refuge?

As we launch MigrantVoice on refuge at the beginning of Refugee Week 2008, participants in our roundtable debate discuss what asylum, sanctuary or refuge means to them: Ms B, a

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 16 Jun 2008

A question of humanity

Ms B, a refugee from Bosnia: There was a time when Claude Moraes MEP was on the news all the time - asked to comment whenever anything happened. But we

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 13 Jun 2008

A conspiracy of negativity

Mr A, a refugee from Afghanistan: It's really not just the tabloids. That's the point. There really isn't much positive about us in the

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 12 Jun 2008

The media and asylum - part two: gaining access

In the second part of our debate on the media and asylum Mr P, a refugee from Eritrea, Ms N, worker on mentoring schemes for asylum seekers, Ms M, community

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 11 Jun 2008

The media and asylum - part one

How influential is press coverage of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK? What responsibilities should journalists have towards refugee individuals and communities? And what kind of media can help

By MigrantVoice roundtable

/ 10 Jun 2008