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JRS Malta attends the MCAST fresher’s week

JRS Malta attends the MCAST fresher’s week

JRS Malta has attended the fresher’s week of MCAST, the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, held at their campus in Paola and Mosta. Staff members Ceci and Barbara coordinated the JRS stand and informed students on the various projects in which our...

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Call for the post of Social Worker with JRS Malta

Call for the post of Social Worker with JRS Malta

JRS Malta is seeking to recruit a SOCIAL WORKER to work with asylum seekers and migrants in Malta. Terms and conditions This a full-time position. Salary offered will be commensurate to experience. Qualifications Applicants must: Hold a recognised degree in Social...

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Investing time in people for safe, legal and dignified work

Investing time in people for safe, legal and dignified work

Many asylum seekers end up in illegal work, where dignified treatment, fair pay and health and safety are not guaranteed. They take the risk and get into such jobs out of financial necessity, if not mere desperation. Some need the money in order to leave the open...

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The Shipwreck of Civilisation: Our Failure to Value Life

The Shipwreck of Civilisation: Our Failure to Value Life

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people" - Martin Luther King  Abdalla, Amara and Kader, the young African men known as the El Hiblu 3, appeared before...

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3 years on | Our failure in compassion

3 years on | Our failure in compassion

On 6 April 2019, 42-year-old father of three, Lassana Cisse was gunned down as he was making his way home in Hal Far. Officially, this was the first racially motived murder in Malta. Two AFM soldiers charged with this murder, are free, out on bail. Lassana was...

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Women of hope: finding strength in the struggle

Women of hope: finding strength in the struggle

As we mark Women’s Day this March, I find myself reflecting on the pain and challenges women are facing during these months. I consider the local news, with two women violently murdered between January and March this year.[1] I am mindful of women fleeing their...

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