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Darius Kwigomba is a 32-year old refugee activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. When civil war broke out in 1998 he was forced to flee the country, and came to Johannesburg. When he arrived, he knew no one, had no place to stay, no food and no job. He struggled to access services available for refugees because he didn’t know what rights he had. He worked hard selling vegetables and working as a security guard to pay for college. He now works with the Coordinating Body of Migrant and Refugee Communities defending the rights of other refugees and migrants

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• South Africa

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Jenny Ndamwemezi is a 25-year old refugee from Burundi. She and her younger sister were forced to leave their home in 1994 after their parents were killed in the civil war. When they arrived in South Africa four years later, they had nowhere to go and slept on the streets. Fortunately, a family friend found them and took them in. Two years later, Jenny was brutally gang raped while walking home from school. She was only 14. Like many migrants who suffer sexual abuse, she did not report the incident to the police, or go to a hospital.

• Asylum Seekers / Refugees

• Burundi
• South Africa

President Obama on Tuesday travels to El Paso, Texas, where he's expected to talk about immigration and his goals for legislation this year. The president is trying to push a plan that would include a path to legalizing undocumented workers.

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• United States of America

SOLIDAR invites you to listen to the March edition of the radio programme made within the project "Decent Work for All! - Making Migration Work for Development" in cooperation with Progetto Sviluppo and radio Articolo1. On the occasion of 100th International Women's Day, this month's programme focuses on migrant women. Sheena McLoughin, European Policy Center, and Laura Fallavollita, ETUC, also speak about the poor working and living conditions of undocumented workers in Europe.

• Women Migrant Workers

The World's Ben Gilbert reports that thousands of migrant workers remain in limbo on the border between Libya and Egypt.

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