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We are extremely disappointed to read the revisions made by the Government to the 2018 Specific Residence Authorisation policy.

We are extremely concerned at allegations that Malta is complicit in the on-going illegal pushback to Libya of over 100 migrants.

 JRS Malta is seeking to recruit a SOCIAL WORKER on a one-year definite term contract, with the possibility of renewal, to work with asylum seekers and immigrants in Malta.

Whilst we fully appreciate the serious challenges posed by the arrival by sea of asylum-seekers, we underline that, as the state responsible for the search and rescue area where the rescue took place, Malta is responsible for coordinating the disembarkation of the rescued migrants in a port of safety.

We strongly urge the authorities to ensure that the upcoming Census includes questions which capture the rich diversity which we come across regularly in Malta on a day-to-day basis in the course of our work.

The ill-treatment aboard the Captain Morgan ships must be stopped at once! - Joint Civil Society Statement We are disgusted at the situation of over 160 men detained on the Captain Morgan ships, some for more than three weeks. In detaining them out at sea, Malta is...

JRS, Integra, Aditus: our open letter to EU Commissioner Johansson regarding the detention of rescued migrants on private vessels just outside our territorial waters

Prioritise life and let them in! - Joint NGO Statement We are utterly disillusioned by the news that, once more, in the space of less than two weeks, almost 150 people are stranded out at sea in Malta’s SAR, while Malta waits for other European states to step in and...

The Government must provide information on rescue operations Joint Civil Society Press Release We are deeply concerned that the fate of around 62 migrants in distress at sea remains shrouded in secrecy. For more than 24 hours, men, women and children were known by...

Call for applications for the post of Project Assistant within the JRS Malta Project to promote access to fair and stable employment for refugees and asylum seekers in Malta JRS Malta is seeking to contract a PROJECT ASSISTANT to work on a project to promote access to...