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TED Talks
TED: A path to social safety for migrant workers | Ashif Shaikh
Hundreds of millions of migrant workers travel within their countries to seek out means of survival — often leaving behind all they know for months or even years. Many face poverty and exploitation, and they need a robust social safety...
TED Talks
TED: How your company can gain a global talent advantage | Johann Daniel Harnoss
If a diverse workforce makes a better company, why don't more businesses hire internationally? Innovation and migration strategist Johann Daniel Harnoss details the advantage of global talent and how to best build the systems and culture...
TED Talks
TED: The US can move past immigration prisons -- and towards justice | César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Imagine seeking safety abroad and instead being detained and forced to defend yourself in a high-stakes legal battle — alone. Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how the asylum process in the US became warped into...
TED Talks
Shereen El-Feki: HIV -- how to fight an epidemic of bad laws
There is an epidemic of HIV, and with it an epidemic of bad laws -- laws that effectively criminalize being HIV positive. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, TED Fellow Shereen El-Feki gives a forceful argument that these laws, based in stigma,...
TED Talks
Erika Pinheiro: What's really happening at the US-Mexico border -- and how we can do better
At the US-Mexico border, policies of prolonged detention and family separation have made seeking asylum in the United States difficult and dangerous. In this raw and heartfelt talk, immigration attorney Erika Pinheiro offers a glimpse...
Crash Course
Migration: Crash Course European History
Between 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing...
TED Talks
The hidden history found in your teeth | Carolyn Freiwald
Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. Bioarchaeologist Carolyn Freiwald traces the story of human migration across the Americas -- from Mayan...
Curated Video
Italy Business Culture
Italians are warm and personable, and you’re likely to find doing business with them a pleasure. You’ll need to be prepared, though. Their business culture can seem curiously contradictory. In general, the atmosphere is...
Curated Video
Police warning over misinformation after Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson share false claims about knife incident
Police warning over misinformation after Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson share false claims about knife incident.Created with LUMEN 5
Curated Video
Anti-migrant protests rock New York | On The Ground
New York City is struggling to deal with a sharp influx of asylum seekers. Currently, it is providing shelter to around 60,000 asylum seekers, and has been forced to use city-owned buildings in far-flung parts of the city to do it.Now,...
Curated Video
Items delivered onto Bibby Stockholm barge with migrants expected to arrive 'in days'
Items have been delivered onto the Bibby Stockholm barge, with migrants expected to arrive 'in days'.Source: PA
Makematic
U.S. Settlement: Growth and Conflict
The mid-1800s saw diverse groups moving into the American interior. While this fueled U.S. growth, it also displaced Indigenous peoples, whose struggles continue today.
Curated Video
Why So Many Americans Move To Florida And Not Georgia
Florida and Georgia make up just about 10% of the entire United States' population. But while at one point Georgia was home to many more Americans than Florida, over the last few decades Florida has exploded in growth to become more than...
Curated Video
Populating the World: Migration
Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...
Curated Video
Illegal Immigration: Crossing the Sahara
The desperation to seek out a new life in Libya or beyond leads many people to attempt one of the most dangerous illegal migration routes out of Africa... Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Every year,...
Curated Video
China's Mass Migration
The largest mass migration in the world is taking place, as Chinese farmers flock from their rural homes to urban areas. But their search for better standards of living does not always turn out as they'd hoped... Human Geography -...
Curated Video
The Rise of Parisian Bistros: A New Era for Working-Class Dining
As Paris grew into an industrial hub, bistros emerged to serve the city's expanding working-class population, many of whom migrated from regions like Auvergne and Brittany. These establishments offered affordable meals and a sense of...
The Guardian
Island of Uncertainty: Waiting for Asylum on Christmas Island
Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia, has become a holding place for many of people seeking asylum in the country. The isolation and prison-like conditions of the facility take a toll on the physical and mental health of many...
The Guardian
The Mental Toll of Waiting for Asylum
Meet a young, Afghani man who is being held on Christmas Island while his asylum claim is processed. Sit in on a trauma counselling session to hear how life on the island is impacting him and what he misses about home. The Island part 2
The Guardian
Waging an Online War Against Immigration
Who are the people that get so angry online? Meet the internet warriors and hear their explanations about why they are so passionately against immigration and integration. Internet Warriors part 1
The Guardian
From North Africa to the Roya Valley: Migration in the 21st Century
This video reviews the path migrants travel from Libya to the Roya Valley, a region that connects France and Italy. Hear from the people impacted by this large wave of migration. People in towns in the region share their experiences...
The Guardian
Seeking Refuge on Christmas Island
Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention...
The Guardian
Life as a Migrant in Southern Italy
After a harrowing journey from Northern Africa to Southern Italy, Fata and Yankuba are stuck in rural Italy, unable to work and waiting for papers. From racism to boredom to inconsistent electricity, learn about some of the difficulties...
The Guardian
In troubled waters: the rescue crew saving migrants in the Mediterranean
The Guardian spends five days with the Migrants Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) meetings its crew and the migrants it saved. MOAS, a privately funded search-and-rescue vessel, was founded in 2013 and is made up of international humanitarian...