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Activists reiterate call on AG to drop charges against the El Hiblu 3
This is a statement issued by the El Hiblu 3 Campaign. JRS Malta supports this cause and reiterates the call on the Attorney General to drop the charges. We demand that the Attorney General, Dr. Victoria Buttiġieġ, immediately dismisses the unjust charges against...
Final conference of European project FA.B! Together held in Brussels
On 23rd May, the European project arrives in Brussels to talk about family foster care for minors who have arrived alone in five European countries: Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Spain and Greece. The event will be an opportunity to share projects’ results and outcomes,...
Remembering Lassana | 4th Anniversary of the Racially Motivated Murder
On April 6th, 2019, Lassana Cisse, a 42-year-old man from the Ivory Coast, was shot and killed in Birżebbuġa, Malta, in a racially motivated attack, where two other victims Ibrahim Bah and Mohammed Jallow were also left for dead. The two suspects were identified as...
JRS Malta and FAB! to hold another Human Library this February
JRS Malta, in collaboration with trans-national project FAB!, Family-Based care for children in migration, will hold another Human Library offering the public an opportunity for encounter. Following the Human Library sessions held in 2022 and the good turnout from the...
Government’s abdication of search and rescue responsibilities contributing to deaths in Mediterranean
This is the Press Statement as issued by the 47 entities that endorsed the CommemorAction held on Sunday 5 February: More than 1,300 people died or disappeared in the Central Mediterranean in 2022. These people – men, women, children, sons, and daughters – can be...
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...
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...
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...
Training kit on empowering refugee-led community organisations launched
Earlier in June, Aditus foundation and JRS Malta, together with other organisations launched a Training Kit designed to support the empowerment of refugee-led groups. Funded by the Erasmus+ programme, the Training Kit on Empowering Refugee-Led Community Organisations...
Poverty and social exclusion ‘unavoidable reality for asylum seekers’ – JRS report
JRS Malta, together with aditus Foundation, has just launched an investigation report which looks into asylum seekers’ battle against poverty. The investigation report, titled ‘In Pursuit of Livelihood: An In-depth investigation of Asylum Seeker’s battle against...