IFSW Human Rights Commission. Statement Regarding Trafficking and Exploitation. Trafficking and exploitation continue to be a tragic reality for many women, children and men worldwide. No country is immune to this heinous crime. The most vulnerable are enslaved and forced into labour and/or sexual exploitation. It is one of the greatest violations of human dignity […]
Approved by the IFSW Executive 2019 Definitions ‘Home’ social worker – the social worker in the place where the request for an assessment has been made. ‘Visiting’ social worker – the social worker from the place where the request for an assessment has been made who is visiting the overseas locality to which the child […]
“Dai-me os fatigados, os pobres, os povos encurralados ansiosos por respirar liberdade …” Placa da Estátua da Liberdade, New York Harbor Uma caravana de migrantes provenientes da América Central tem estado sob os holofotes a nível mundial, desde que estes saíram das Honduras, Guatemala e El Salvador em direção aos Estados Unidos via México. […]
“Dame tus cansancios, tu pobreza, tus ganas anhelantes de respirar en libertad, …” Placa en la Estatua de la libertad – Puerto de Nueva York La caravana de migrantes centroamericanos y centroamericanas que están realizando el peligroso viaje desde Honduras, Guatemala y El Salvador a través de México hacia los Estados Unidos, centra hoy la […]
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free…” Statue of Liberty Plaque – New York Harbor Worldwide attention has been drawn to a caravan of Central American migrants that is making the perilous journey from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador through Mexico toward the United States. Numbering between 3000 and […]
The Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has formed partnerships with legal and civil rights organizations to provide a range of support services for migrant families. NASW is a member of IFSW. Social workers are responding to the concerns of immigrant families being separated and stripped of their rights by providing holistic assessment services, […]
#SocialWorkersStrenghtenSociety
The promotion of social justice has been one of the most important reasons for the creation of professional social work, argues Jan Willem Bruins, the director of @IFSW Dutch organization member @BPSW_NL in his article on http://socialevraag
