News about the Project



1st September 2020

Webinar: Responding to COVID-19 in the African region (1 September 2020, Global)

Webinar: Responding to COVID-19 On the 29th of July, SIHMA hosted a webinar organized by The Future of Work, Labour after Laudato Si (FOWLS) global initiative and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility […]
2nd July 2020

Responding to COVID-19 in the Asia-Oceania region (2 July 2020, Global)

Responding to COVID-19 in the Asia-Oceania region This webinar was organized by “The Future of Work, Labour after Laudato Si” global project, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), and Caritas Asia. The purpose of this virtual event was to share […]
30th March 2020

Catholic Think-Tanks Publish Research on the Future of Work for Migrants (30 March 2020, Global)

Catholic Think-Tanks Publish Research on the Future of Work for Migrants Geneva, 25 March 2020 – Three think-tanks that are part of the network of Scalabrini Migration Study Centers and the Scalabrini International Migration Network have just released a series […]
23rd March 2020

Three Scalabrini Migration Study Centers Release Reports on the Future of Work for Migrants (23 March 2020, Global)

Three Scalabrini Migration Study Centers Release Reports on the Future of Work for Migrants New York, NY, USA | Cape Town, South Africa | Quezon City, Philippines – Three think-tanks that are part of the network of Scalabrini Migration Study Centers (SMSC) […]
13th February 2020

CIOs gathered to discuss GVCs and promoting ideas inspired by CST (13 February 2020, Brussels)

CIOs gathered to discuss GVCs and promoting ideas inspired by CST In November of 2018, the Catholic Inspired Organizations (CIOs) network convened and identified two topic areas for special attention from the network in Brussels, Belgium. For over a year, […]
21st January 2020

A Catholic-Inspired, Person-Centered Approach to the Future of Work (21 January 2020, Global)

A Catholic-Inspired, Person-Centered Approach to the Future of Work  The labor market is changing fast. Technology is transforming labor needs and migrants are among those most affected. Meanwhile, the causes of their displacement, such as conflicts and climate change, are growing. Donald Kerwin of the Center for Migration Studies of New York presents the think tank’s research, which focuses on finding person-centered, Catholic social teaching-aligned responses to these challenges.  The ICMC-coordinated The Future of Work, Labour After Laudato Sì project aims to provide Catholic and other faith-based organizations with tools to respond to current and projected labor market changes in ways that uphold the dignity of those involved.  “Jobs, Demography and Migration,” one of the project’s six research tracks, was coordinated by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) of […]
28th October 2019

It is vital to move from an economic society to a social economy: Experts in IBERO Puebla (28 October 2019, Puebla)

Translate:   Vital pasar de una sociedad económica a una economía social: Especialistas en IBERO Puebla  La universidad jesuita, en colaboración con la coordinación general de la Comisión Católica Internacional de Migración (CICM, por sus siglas en inglés), presentaron la junta especializada en el marco de la investigación El futuro del trabajo después de la Laudato Si’.  23/Oct/2019 11:18  Representantes de la IBERO Puebla y la CICM participaron en la ceremonia inaugural del Seminario que pretende traer a discusión la situación actual en materia económica y laboral. La bienvenida al evento fue encabezada por el Mtro. Mario Ernesto Patrón Sánchez, rector de la Universidad, así como la Dra. Lilia Vélez Iglesias, directora general Académica.  En su mensaje, el Mtro. Patrón señaló la ausencia de oportunidades de futuro para las juventudes en nuestro país. “Para nosotros, el trabajo puede constituir una oportunidad para la paz y la justicia social. Vivimos en un […]
25th October 2019

ICMC Secretary General expresses shock at lorry tragedy (25 October 2019, Global)

ICMC Secretary General expresses shock at lorry tragedy  By Lydia O’Kane  The Secretary General of the International Catholic Migration Commission, expresses his shock and sadness at the deaths of 39 Chinese nationals found dead inside a lorry in the UK and calls for the implementation of the Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, that was passed last year.  British police said 31 men and eight women were found dead inside a refrigerated container truck in Essex […]
26th September 2019

A New Reality for Tomorrow’s Young Workers (26 September 2019, Bandung)

A New Reality for Tomorrow’s Young Workers  During the week of the 14th to the 23rd of August 2018, the International Youth Christian Workers (IYCW-JOCI) hosted a seminar in Bandung, Indonesia including organizations from around the globe. The seminar focused on young workers and their vision for the future of work in a world where technological, environmental, and societal changes are rapidly occurring. Organizations in attendance included the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), the International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW-CIJOC), Justitia et Pax Germany, […]
3rd September 2019

Pierre Martinot-Lagarde: Facing the crisis, let’s think together about the future of work (3 September 2019, Geneva)

Translate:   Pierre Martinot-Lagarde: Face à la crise, réfléchissons ensemble à l’avenir du travail  31.08.2019 par Jacques Berset, cath.ch  “La crise que nous traversons en ce moment est radicale… Face aux défis d’aujourd’hui, la migration, la pollution de l’environnement, les changements climatiques ou encore l’avenir du […]
23rd July 2019

Catholic-Inspired Organizations at the ILO Centenary (23 July 2019, Geneva)

Catholic-Inspired Organizations at the ILO Centenary   During the Centenary International Labor Conference (ILC) held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, a group of four Catholic Inspired Organizations (CIOs) took the floor during the ILC plenary session to speak […]
12th July 2019

Meet the Authors’ – Talk and reception with Experts of Labour Affairs (12 July 2019, Geneva)

Meet the Authors’ – Talk and reception with Experts of Labour Affairs  On June 19th in Geneva, Switzerland, various authors focused on the future of work met during the occasion of the Centenary celebration of the International Labour Organization (ILO). This gathering, consisting of […]