Close to one thousand people marched through centre of Auckland on 5 June 2021, in the first March of Migrants organised by The Federation of Migrants – FAM.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The immigration system in Aotearoa is broken due to negligence by successive governments. The current government does not seem to have the will to fix any of the issues either. What happened to the slogans ‘be kind’, ‘they are us’ ‘this is their home’? Surely the Prime Minister was being serious and inclusive when she said all of the above. And yet, the migrants do not feel as if they are in the ‘Team five million’.
The migrants and their supporters are ready to march again because immigration related issues adversely affecting migrants remain unresolved.
The demands are:
1) It has been over a year and migrants are still stranded offshore – Bring them back
2) The ever-moving goal post of getting residence – Give residence now to those already here
3) Migrant worker exploitation is never ending – Detach visas from employers
4) Visa processing delays cause havoc for migrant lives – allocate more resources at INZ
5) Unite separated families – Reset immigration policy and overhaul INZ
6) Provide amnesty for all overstayers
Join them to march alongside migrants on Sunday 11 July 2021.
Gather at Britomart for 2pm, to march to Aotea Square, Queen Street, Auckland CBD.
Organised by: FAM – The Federation of Aotearoa Migrants
Member organisations: Association of New Kiwis Aotearoa (ANKA), Migrant Workers Association (MWA), Migrant Rights Network (MRN), Unite Union, Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP), Socialist Aotearoa
