Representatives of public institutions, the academic environment, and non-governmental organizations from Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine bring to attention the challenges of national policies for the protection of children remaining at home because of labor migration. Future actions to improve the national legislative framework will be discussed and positive experiences in the field of protection of children remaining at home will be presented. This online event continues the trilateral discussions that took place in Chisinau on June 8, 2023, in which the legislative framework regarding children remaining at home from the three countries was presented.
The conference will take place on July 26, 2023, in Romanian, with simultaneous translation into English and Ukrainian, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (EEST – Bucharest time).
The event takes place within the CASTLE project - Children Left Behind by Labour Migration: Supporting Moldovan and Ukrainian Transnational Families in the EU - ICMPD/2021/MPF-357-004. The project is implemented by the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, in partnership with the Terre des hommes Romania Foundation, Terre des hommes Moldova, Terre des hommes Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute for Social Research after Oleksandr Yaremenko and the Academy of Economic Studies from Moldova.
The main objective of this project is to support the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in improving their child protection frameworks and migration and mobility policies, with a focus on the social and legal impact of labor migration on transnational families. More details can be found at: https://fb.watch/juqjjGns1T/
The project is co-financed by the European Union, contracted by ICMPD (International Center for Migration Policy Development) within the Partnership Fund for Mobility III and runs from June 15, 2021, to December 15, 2023.
If you are interested in our project, we invite you to attend the online conference.The event is organized by the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, in partnership with the Terre des hommes Romania Foundation and will be held in Romanian, with simultaneous translation into English and Ukrainian.
Please register for the conference using the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CZN7ZR5?lang=ro
Login link: https://acsb-ro.zoom.us/j/87072788832?pwd=bDA4KzBUekFWaExWQU9NRWRCQlFydz09
This article has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union, contracted by ICMPD through the Migration Partnership Facility. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Babeș-Bolyai University and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or ICMPD.
CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND BY LABOUR MIGRATION: SUPPORTING MOLDOVAN AND UKRAINIAN TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES IN THE EU (CASTLE)
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