We announce the publication of a unique research on transnational families conducted by the Center for the Study of Transnational Families within Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, our partners in the CASTLE action-project "Children left at home as a result of labor migration". A summary of the research in English can be found here
Viorela Telegdi-Csetri, project manager: "This qualitative social research is the result of the almost one-year effort of the 3 research partners, supported by Terre des hommes delegations from Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, which address the situation of children left at home in the context of migration. Compared to adults, children and young people see leaving and staying in a more nuanced, open and fluid manner and are often secretly critical of them, considering migration to be apparently unnecessary or as one that should be limited by a certain objective and to a certain period of time."
The CASTLE Action Project is co-financed by the European Union, contracted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) through the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) - ICMPD/2021/MPF-357-004. The project is implemented by Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, in partnership with Terre des hommes Elvetia Foundation (Tdh Romania delegation), Terre des hommes Moldova, Terre des hommes Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute of Social Research after Oleksandr Yaremenko and the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. The main objective of this project is to support the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in improving child protection frameworks and migration and mobility policies, with a focus on the social and legal impact of labour migration on transnational families.
The content of this article is the sole responsibility of Babeș-Bolyai University and cannot in any way be considered as reflecting the position of the European Union or the ICMPD.
