For years, the communities surrounding the open-air landfill site at Duquesa in the Dominican Republic have lived with toxic gases, contaminated soil and precarious means of subsistence tied to waste recycling. A new state endeavour, supported by international organisations, seeks to close and transform the site, impacting almost four million […]
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Narratives of exclusion driven by fear of diversity
The criminalisation of difference is sustained through political and media narratives linking cultural diversity to crisis and violence. This approach reinforces prejudice, weakens coexistence and normalises intolerance within a historically plural society. Monica del Pilar Uribe Marin Immigrants did not cause the economic crisis, they spend most of […]
Strained labour relations impacting the diaspora
A migrant worker describes how a change in internal hierarchy within a public body transformed his working experience. Threats, excessive duties and unequal treatment shaped a dynamic that led him to seek external support to keep his job. The situations that Fausto* encounters in his 3 jobs are each […]
Diversity and immigrants under pressure in the United Kingdom
Although diversity defines British society, stigmatisation and violence against migrant communities are increasing. The erosion of multiculturalism, political silence and the absence of anti-racist education reinforce a climate that legitimises exclusion and discrimination. In one of the most multicultural cities in the world, Islamophobia and racist attacks are the […]
Residential inequality among Latin American migrants
Living in a single room, sharing housing with several families and paying excessive rents are part of the housing reality faced by many Latin American migrants. The figures reveal a sharp inequality compared with the average in London, with limited access to social housing and very low levels of home […]
















