The following text is the campaign brochure that has been prepared by the Steering Committee of the Global Campaign for Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Migrants. Please copy and distribute to your network members, and remember to notify the Steering Committee of your actions so that the are aware of your contribution to the initiative Around our globe today, millions of people are on the move - living or trying to live in countries not their own. In some cases, this movement is voluntary.
People move across borders for work, education or family reasons.
In many more cases, the migration is forced, as people flee civil unrest and war, or search for adequate agricultural land or employment simply for survival. In recent years, the displacement of people has accelerated. At the same time, the typical responseto migrants and other displaced people has deteriorated from acceptance and assistance to hostility and rejection. Hong Kong Japan Malaysia Rep. Of Korea Singapore Taiwan Prov. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1995.