By Candice Rabusa: The Support Network for International Students (SNIS) was officially launched on Saturday, the 12th of September 2020. International students are one of the most vulnerable sectors of the Australian society and the pandemic just uncovered how severe the insti- tutional issues are. SNIS was born out of the necessity to consolidate the […]
This COVID-19 pandemic has brought a crisis to us all in these challenging times, especially to the International Students (IS) and Temporary Working Visa (TWV) holders in Australia. Here in WA, particularly in Perth, Migrante has been able to reach out to more than 200 Filipino IS through Tulungan Migrante Perth, a project of Migrante […]
By Reyvi Marinas: On 20 July 2020, the Australian government made a number of changes to the student visa regime in response to international students who had been affected by the current COVID-19 crisis. There are five visa changes that ensure international students are not disadvantaged by the pandemic. They provide flexible measures for students […]
By Candice Rabusa: Lawson College has been under Migrante Melbourne’s radar since 2018 when student complaints were posted on social media by Filipino International Students. Claims regarding false promises of pathway to permanent residency, poor quality of teaching, substandard facilities, exorbitant fees and more importantly, bullying and threats of deportation are the most common themes […]
By Gino Orticio and Alan Eduliantes, Migrante Queensland: This discussion paper highlights a case of a young Filipino interna- tional student currently enrolled in one Queensland’s registered training organisations (RTOs). Her case represents the plight and vulner- abilities of a sector of Filipinos who decided to take the migrant’s journey to Queensland via the Subclass […]
By Alexia Fuentes Back in March early this year, when news of the coronavirus broke, we all assumed it would pass in six weeks. We were all caught off guard when we suddenly realized the magnitude and seriousness of it all when it became a global pandemic which would then cripple economies around the world […]