Conference Agenda

In 2020, Brazil received around 1,085,673 legal immigrants, mainly from countries like Haiti, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Colombia, seeking refuge from economic, political, and social crises. Solidarity among immigrants is crucial, driven by shared experiences of hunger, poverty, and political turmoil. The immigrants face challenges in finding decent jobs due to racial and ethnic inequalities, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Functionalist theory, notably Durkheim's concepts of mechanical and organic solidarity, provides insight into societal integration. Immigratory Informative Solidarity is proposed as a means to share information, combat discrimination, and improve the lives of immigrants, emphasizing collective efforts for equity and well-being. This study examines Haitian immigrants in Brazil through a WhatsApp group named "Haitians in Brazil." Using qualitative research methods, the study investigates solidarity among Haitians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection involved questionnaires answered by 35 Haitians in two phases, exploring topics like racial issues, solidarity, and economic situations. The researcher joined the WhatsApp group for context. MAXQDA software aided data analysis. Results were categorized into racial ethnicity, prejudice, discrimination, and their intersections. Findings were presented in graph format. The study delves into Haitian immigrants in Brazil, examining their salaries, professions, education, and challenges exacerbated by COVID-19. Informative solidarity among Haitians is evident, with WhatsApp groups sharing job and city information. The research highlights racial issues, indicating that many highly educated Haitians face low-paying jobs due to prejudice and discrimination. The majority of surveyed Haitians identify as black and experience inequality. Despite qualifications, they often engage in precarious work. Immigrants frequently relocate for better opportunities, fostering mutual support. Informative solidarity emerges as a key factor to combat inequality and injustice, as Haitians strive for better lives and dignified working conditions in Brazil. It is concluded that solidarity in the Haitian context happens through information exchanges for offers of low-cost jobs, rents, and food, especially during the fragile time of the pandemic of Covid-19.

The rise of undocumented migrants in Europe has led to extensive state-level efforts toward regularizing the status of immigrants. Yet we know little about the agency of migrants in helping shape processes of regularization. This in-depth single-case study explores migration strategies of Senegalese-born street vendors in Barcelona, Spain, and their use of diaspora networks to collectivize empowerment within key organizations. Central to this investigation is an analysis of migrants’ role in regularization processes, shedding light on migrants’ activity in local community projects and political processes, alongside their pursuit of legal status and formal recognition within an urban landscape with growing tourism. Through participant observation and semi-structured interviews (from April to October 2022), this study delved into the experiences of both present and former street vendors who are affiliated with prominent organizations, the street vendors’ union, El Sindicato Popular de Vendedores Ambulantes, and Diomcoop, a cooperative. The research illuminates motivations for migration, impediments to gaining full access to the formal labor market, pathways that lead vendors to engage with these vital organizations, participation in community development, and their influence on local government. The study's specificity to the Barcelona context provides a unique lens to examine the convergence of factors influencing labor migration outcomes within distinct urban environments with vibrant tourism sectors, while aligning with the conference's thematic focus on the relationships between states, markets, and migrants, and an understanding of what happens at migrants’ destinations.

Migration is a prominent demographic phenomenon in India, and the urbanization of Delhi has led to significant population inflows from various regions, engendering complex social dynamics. This study adopts a life discourse analysis approach to investigate the experiences, challenges, and opportunities faced by male and female Tibetan migrants in Delhi, with a particular focus on their gendered perspectives in relation to their education accessibility, job opportunity, social networking to attain their livelihood, survival strategies. The objective of this research is to explore how gender shapes the migration patterns, settlement choices, and life trajectories of Tibetan Migrants in Delhi. It tries to discuss and analyse the narratives and life histories of Tibetan migrants to examine the multifaceted dimensions and reasons of their migration. This study adopted the qualitative approach and tools like observation, semi structured interviews, focus group discussions were used for qualitative data collection. The purposive sampling was done and male and female Tibetan migrants from a particular community representing diverse socio-economic backgrounds, geographic origins, and migration motivations. The field visits were conducted in Delhi Region probably in Aruna Nagar located near Majnu-ka-Tila Gurudwara, near Kashmiri Gate, etc. in Delhi in India. The findings discuss that gender plays a crucial role in shaping migration experiences of Tibetan migrants in Delhi. Female migrants often encounter unique challenges related to safety, access to resources like education, employment, and societal expectations regarding their roles as daughters, wives, and mothers. They often become custodians of cultural traditions, preserving language, art, and culinary practices. Male migrants navigate pressures related to traditional notions of masculinity, financial responsibility, and societal expectations of success and adopt new roles while cherishing their cultural heritage, thus creating a unique blend of identities. This gendered perspective demonstrates the complex interplay between social norms and individual aspirations in migration decision-making. Therefore, it is observed that both genders faced challenges in adapting to metropolitan cities which also impacted their socio-economic empowerment. The research study tries to portray the different unheard stories of migration with the lens of gender and how it unfolds the different challenges and opportunities to the selected participants. The Tibetan migration in Delhi stands as a poignant testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the preservation of identity in the face of adversity.