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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On Wednesday 13 July JRS Malta, together with Aditus Foundation, will present a research study titled 'In Pursuit of Livelihood: An In-Depth Investigation of Asylum Seeker’s Battle against Poverty and Social Exclusion in Malta’. The study was carried out by Dr Julian...

"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...

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...

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...

Hundreds of people, from all walks of life, have had the opportunity to encounter asylum seekers who found themselves seeking protection in Malta, thanks to the latest outreach programme Learning Human Stories. These sessions, organized by JRS Malta in collaboration...