Two films at the 2010 Human Rights Watch Film Festival take on the issue of immigration the US. Host Amy Costello talks with filmmakers Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson.

Labor Justice Radio brings you a translated version of a piece by Radio Tlacuache. On April 27, 2010, Radio Tlacuache members visited the Home Depot in Northeast Philadelphia to interview day laborers. This Home Depot is a place where day laborers gather to look for work. On that day, there were almost 50 people hoping to be hired for work. These workers spoke about what a typical day is like for them, and shared their thoughts about the draconian immigration law that was recently passed in Arizona.

Yvonne, a live-in nanny and member of Domestic Workers United shares stories that illustrate the need for domestic workers to have equal labor protections and benefits-- two things that they are currently not getting under the law. The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would change that. Sign a petition to tell the New York State Senate to pass the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights today.

This interview was conducted by Dan Jones of On Blast, and produced by Labor Justice Radio's Kistine Carolan.

Members of Brighton Voices in Exile (BVIE) talk about what they feel are the biggest issues facing them as refugees and    asylum seekers in the UK today.

In this interview, Rita Chadha, from RAMFEL (the Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London), talks about the organisation and its work across several boroughs in London. The interview was recorded at the Asian Women’s Education and Training Fair in Ilford.

Not for Sale! - Two young women recognise that a human trafficker in their midst, thanks to information provided to them through community outreach.

False Promises- Her dream job in the big city becomes a nightmare when a young woman is forced into sex work.

Pat Kenny from Radio 1 interviews Anele Jakiel, a migrant worker from Malawi and Siobhan O'Donoghue from the Migrants Rights Centre Ireland on the Domestic Working Action Group and their demands for improving the protection of migrant domestic workers in Ireland.
 

 Special coverage on an IOM project on trafficking that was launched on the occasion of International Migrants Day.

On Friday, the Obama administration extended "temporary protected status to undocumented Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. which prevents their deportation for 18 months and allows them so be legally employed. Attorney Amy Gottlieb, director of the Immigrant Rights Program at the American Friends Service Committee, and Joel Millman, a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, talk about what the new status means.

Source: Spoenword.org and WNYC

Interview by Dorothee Meyer-Holtkamp with five members of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland in Dublin about their involvement with the Centre and about what International Migrants Day means for them.

Interview with Nusha Yonkova of the Immigrant Council of Ireland at the Conference "Migrant Women in Ireland: Networking and Linking Up," which took place at the European Parliament on 3 December 2009. She spoke on the main issues which migrant women face in Ireland, including trafficking qnd domestic violence.

DJ Debbie of African Essence (www.african-essence.com) presents a special Radio1812 Clearspot on London's Resonance Fm (Resonance 104.4fm London, www.resonancefm.com, worldwide) for the 3rd year running.
With an interwoven thread of Arts and Human Rights, DJ Debbie welcomes a packed studio of guests: Anna Pivia & Eddie George of Promisedlands.info , Ben & Anne from the SOAS Detainee Support Group and Afla Sackey of Afro Fusion big band Afrik Bawantu (who gives a live burst too!) and plays some beautiful related tracks as well.
This show is also linked in with London Link Radio.