
Karen Lau
@lau_karen_hk
Social epidemiology, migration & health. From Hong Kong 🇭🇰
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11-02-2011 12:47:57
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Key msgs from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on #UK #AsylumBill : 1⃣ the proposed bill is a clear breach of the #Refugee Convention, 2⃣ UK's bilateral arrangement with #Rwanda fails to meet int'l standards, 3⃣ fast, fair and efficient case processing is the way forward. unhcr.org/uk/news/press/…

.The New York Times investigation on #migrant child labour in #USA - open.spotify.com/episode/5Yk7Si…

Excellent speeches by refugee speakers and others alike. Many emphasized the importance of intersectional solidarity ✊ #StopTheBill #RefugeesWelcome Fire Brigades Union Freedom from Torture🧡 Medact


.Jason Ross “A tribute to my mom’s side of my family, who left their home country, Iran, over 40 years ago… it was so nice to go back to my roots with this song” #migrant #solidarity open.spotify.com/track/6HAJv74l…



An emotional moment for Sir Sir Mo Farah and his wife Tania as they take home the BAFTA for Single Documentary for The Real Mo Farah. #BAFTATVAwards with P&O Cruises

Humbled and honored to be chosen as the next Director General of IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳. I am ready to work with ALL our member states and global partners to unleash the opportunities provided by effective, orderly and humane migration. 🌐︎


Signed on behalf of the mighty clinical community Freedom from Torture🧡 — together with our friends Doctors of the World This #RefugeeBanBill cannot be justified. doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/news/clinician…

Thank you for joining our #EPH2023 workshop on #work, #migration & #health, discussing #labourexploitation as a health determinant, #migrantcareworkers in ageing societies, & the fluidity of #irregularity on migrant health EUPHA Sally Hargreaves Ursula Trummer Lancet Migration: global collaboration




Our new systematic review finds that #migrants in Europe are under-immunised for important VPDs, including #measles, #mumps, #diphtheria. Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/jtm/ta… Sally Hargreaves zeinabcherri Anna D Jessica Carter Alison Crawshaw, PhD Farah Seedat Lancet Migration: global collaboration



New piece highlighting #labourexploitation as a #socialdeterminantofhealth in the global workforce, a neglected research area recently identified by World Health Organization (WHO)’s migration research agenda & The Lancet’s series on work & health Sally Hargreaves Lancet Migration: global collaboration thelancet.com/journals/lance…


💡Our new paper in the The Lancet Public Health shows that the risk of fatal occupational injuries in #migrantworkers is almost twice that of local workers & identifies intersecting migration- and labour-related #SDoH Sally Hargreaves @rob_aldridge Mathura Kugan ➡️tinyurl.com/5ya8pdjt