Category: Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

A Multi-Channel Public Awareness Campaign for Rights, Protection, and Dignity of Migrant Workers in Bossaso, Puntland, Somalia

January 5, 2026 bareedo Leave a comment All, Bareedo Core, Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

Bossaso, the largest commercial and port city in Puntland State of Somalia, serves as a critical hub along the Eastern Migration Route, functioning both as a transit point and destination for migrants traveling between the Horn of Africa and the Gulf. The city hosts tens of thousands of migrant workers, primarily from Ethiopia, Yemen, Syria, and several Asian countries, many of whom are in irregular situations and face heightened vulnerability to exploitation, abuse, trafficking, and labour rights violations.

In a city that serves as a critical migration hub, ensuring that migrant workers have access to accurate information, protection services, and their fundamental rights is more important than ever. Through a comprehensive media and outreach campaign in Bossaso, Bareedo Platform, supported by International Labour Organization (ILO) under the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), implemented a multi-channel approach that brought vital information directly to migrant communities, host populations, and key stakeholders.

Taking Awareness to the Streets and Neighborhoods

At the heart of the campaign were five targeted outreach missions conducted across migrant-dense neighborhoods and strategic locations, including Mareero, Suweyto, Bossaso Port areas, markets, recruitment agencies, the Migration Response Center (MRC), and police stations. These missions ensured that information reached people where they live and work.

Over 2,000 multilingual IEC materials—produced in Somali, Amharic, Arabic, and English—were distributed, making information accessible to diverse migrant groups. More than 1,950 individuals were directly reached through these efforts.

Beyond distribution, outreach teams engaged communities through on-the-spot sensitization, raising awareness about migrant workers’ rights, safe recruitment, and available protection services. These activities also strengthened visibility of the campaign and generated valuable feedback from migrants and community members.

Amplifying Voices Through Media

To expand reach beyond physical locations, the campaign leveraged both traditional and digital media. Three local FM radio stations—Dalmar Radio, Radio SBC, and Barkulan TV—broadcast five multilingual awareness messages twice daily over a 30-day period, ensuring continuous and wide-reaching dissemination.

In parallel, three high-reach online media personalities, alongside Bareedo Platform’s social media channels, drove a coordinated digital campaign using 15 awareness posters. This effort generated 450 direct online engagements and reached an estimated 20,000+ people.

Creating Lasting Visibility and Access

The campaign also prioritized visibility and sustainability. A total of 300 posters were installed across migrant-populated areas and key service locations such as the MRC. Additionally, five billboards were strategically placed at major entry and exit points, including Bossaso port, airport, and checkpoints.

To ensure continued access to information, 500 migrant welcome kits were produced and integrated into MRC services, while IEC materials were embedded into referral systems and waiting areas. Feedback boxes installed at the MRC further created channels for ongoing engagement and service improvement.

Substantial Campaign Impact

These multichannel campaigns increased awareness among migrant workers, host communities and service providers on International Labour Standards, migrant rights, and protection mechanisms; promoted peaceful coexistence and social cohesion; and strengthened institutional coordination and accountability in migration governance.

The outreach activities, and the widespread dissemination of multilingual IEC materials, addressed low levels of awareness among migrant workers, host communities, and key stakeholders, leading to improved understanding of migrants’ rights, International Labour Standards, and available protection mechanisms.

These campaigns also mitigated widespread misinformation, discrimination, and negative perceptions toward migrant workers through media engagement, community dialogue, and public awareness campaigns, promoting more accurate, balanced, and rights-based narratives.

This integrated approach combining direct outreach, media engagement, and public visibility, demonstrates how multi-channel communication can effectively bridge information gaps, reduce vulnerability, and strengthen protection systems for migrant workers.

By meeting people where they are—on the streets, on the airwaves, and online—the campaign not only raised awareness but also built trust, improved access to services, and laid the foundation for more inclusive and responsive migration governance in Bossaso.

#MigrantRights #SafeMigration #Bossaso #ILO #BRMM #MigrationProtection

From Awareness to Action: Multi-Stakeholder Workshops Strengthen Protection for Migrant Workers in Bossaso

December 15, 2025 bareedo Leave a comment All, Bareedo Core, Civic Education, Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

Bossaso, the busies port city of Puntland in Somalia stands at a critical crossroads of opportunity and vulnerability. As one of Somalia’s most important migration hubs along the Eastern Migration Route, it hosts tens of thousands of migrant workers—many fleeing conflict, poverty, or instability from Ethiopia, Yemen, Syria, and several Asian countries. Despite their vital contribution to Bossaso’s economy, migrant workers face significant risks: irregular status, labour exploitation, gender-based violence, wage theft, trafficking, and arbitrary arrest.

In November 2025, Bareedo Platform Somalia, with support from the ILO under the BRMM Programme, launched an intensive series of community awareness workshops aimed at creating a safer, fairer environment for migrant workers in Bossaso. The initiative brought together migrant workers, host communities, employers, officials, CSOs, media actors, and religious leaders in an unprecedented effort to advance migrant rights, strengthen protection systems, and promote peaceful coexistence.

Why These Workshops Matter

Bossaso’s strategic location has made it both a destination and transit hub for migration across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Migrant workers fuel key sectors including construction, health, telecommunications, hospitality, and domestic work. Yet the majority, specially Ethiopian, Yemeni, and Syrian migrants—remain undocumented, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, unsafe conditions, and exclusion from protection mechanisms.

Recent security operations against ISIS/Daesh in the Cal-Miskaad mountains in Bari region of Puntland, have also intensified risks, resulting in mass arrests, deportations, housing bans, and restrictions on movement. These crackdowns, though aimed at extremists, have had unintended consequences that worsened the humanitarian situation for thousands of migrants.

The workshops, held by Bareedo Platform in Bossaso, were designed to counter these challenges with information, dialogue, and shared solutions.

A Multi-Stakeholder Approach Rooted in Inclusion and Participation

Over a series of five community awareness sessions between 11–17 November 2025, Bareedo Platform convened 300 participants across diverse sectors: Migrant workers (regular and irregular), host community members from migrant-dense areas, employers and business owners, government authorities (labour, immigration, police, municipalities), CSOs, UN/INGOs, and human rights actors, media practitioners and influencers, and imams and traditional elders.

Workshops used a multilingual, community-centered approach with Somali, Amharic, Arabic, and English materials to ensure full accessibility.

Techniques included guided group discussions, real-life case analysis, rights education, and collaborative solution-building.

What Participants Learned: Key Insights and Realities

The discussions painted a detailed picture of the migrant experience in Bossaso:

  1. Irregular Status and Lack of Documentation: Most migrants lack passports, work permits, or legal residency—often because fees are unaffordable or because they were recruited through informal channels. This exposes them to exploitation and arrest.
  2. Labour Exploitation and Gender-Based Violence: Workers reported withheld wages, excessive working hours, threats, unsafe workplaces, and sexual abuse—especially among women in domestic and service sectors.
  3. Illegal Passport Confiscation: Employers frequently seize passports to restrict mobility—over 300 cases were recorded in 2024 alone according to the Police.
  4. Housing Bans and Homelessness: Recent government restrictions prohibiting landlords from renting to undocumented migrants as result of the ongoing operation against ISIS/Daesh, have sharply increased housing insecurity in Bossaso. As a result, many migrant workers—especially women and unaccompanied youth—are being pushed into homelessness or forced into overcrowded, unsafe informal shelters, further heightening their exposure to protection risks.
  5. Arbitrary Arrests and Deportations: Security operations against ISIS/Daesh in the Cal-Miskaad mountains in Bari region, led to mass deportations (600+ people), detention of over 150 migrants, and widespread fear among foreign communities.

Breakthrough Outcomes Across All Groups

Despite the scale and complexity of challenges identified, the workshops led to significant progress, demonstrating genuine commitment and meaningful shifts in attitudes across all participant groups:

  • Migrant workers gained a stronger understanding of their rights under Somali and international labour standards, increased confidence to report abuses, and improved awareness of available protection and referral services—particularly those offered through the Migration Response Center (MRC) in Bossaso.
  • Host communities developed deeper empathy for the lived realities of migrant workers and expressed renewed commitment to peaceful coexistence, non-discrimination, and community-level support mechanisms.
  • Employers and government officials acknowledged widespread gaps in labour compliance and pledged to adopt written employment contracts, uphold fair labour standards, end passport confiscation, and strengthen coordination to protect migrant workers’ rights.
  • Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) enhanced their technical capacity to identify, document, and refer cases of exploitation, trafficking, and abuse, while committing to closer collaboration with the MRC, government institutions, and media partners.
  • Religious leaders (Imams and Elders) agreed to integrate migrant protection and dignity into Friday sermons, promote tolerance within communities, and offer mediation in cases of exploitation or conflict.
  • Media actors committed to responsible, ethical, and non-stigmatizing reporting on migration issues, using balanced storytelling and factual coverage to counter misinformation and reduce harmful narratives.

Recommendations Shaping the Way Forward

Participants put forward a set of practical, rights-centered recommendations aimed at strengthening migrant protection systems and transforming the migration landscape in Puntland:

  1. Recognize Bossaso’s exceptionally high concentration of migrant workers and the compounded risks created by ongoing security operations, and allocate sustained attention and resources accordingly.
  2. Implement long-term, multi-channel awareness campaigns, and institutionalize continuous awareness-raising through radio, social media, community dialogues, mosques, schools, and workplaces to ensure consistent messaging and widespread understanding of migrant rights.
  3. Introduce Temporary Work Permits for Irregular Migrants, and establish flexible, low-cost or fee-waived pathways for documentation to reduce irregularity, prevent exploitation, and enhance migrants’ access to legal protection.
  4. Strengthen institutional capacity of the Ministry of Labour and the MRC, and enhance staffing, inspection capacity, complaint mechanisms, hotlines, and legal aid services to ensure both institutions can effectively respond to labour violations and migrant protection needs.
  5. Mandate standardized employment contracts, and require employers to use Ministry-approved contract templates—translated into Somali and migrant languages—with clear terms on wages, working hours, leave, OSH standards, and explicit prohibition of passport confiscation.
  6. Pursue bilateral labour agreements with Ethiopia, and formalize safe, orderly, and regular labour migration channels to reduce irregular routes, trafficking risks, and labour exploitation, particularly for Ethiopian migrant workers.
  7. Strengthen accountability for employers who violate labour laws, and enforce penalties against employers involved in wage theft, passport confiscation, unsafe working conditions, and informal recruitment practices, ensuring deterrence and improved compliance.
  8. Protect migrants during detention and deportation processes, and ensure fair legal review, humanitarian access, payment of outstanding wages, and due process safeguards for all detained or deported migrants.
  9. Expand Community-Based protection networks, and engage CSOs, youth groups, women leaders, religious leaders, and local media to strengthen early warning systems, promote non-discrimination, and support peaceful coexistence at the grassroots level.

A Call for Shared Responsibility and Long-Term Action

The workshops underscore that protecting migrant workers is not solely a policy issue—it is a shared moral, economic, and societal responsibility. Migrant labour keeps Bossaso’s economy running, yet the systems meant to safeguard them lag far behind. Bareedo Platform’s intervention generated hope, conversation, and commitment, but participants unanimously stressed that ongoing, long-term programming is needed.

Bossaso’s migrant workers deserve safety, dignity, and rights—not fear and exclusion. Through continued collaboration among government institutions, civil society, employers, communities, and international partners, Somalia can build a model for humane, fair, and sustainable migration governance.

#BRMM #SafeMigration #MigrantRightsSomalia #MigrantWorkers #FairRecruitment #DecentWork #Bossaso #Puntland #Somalia

Bareedo Platform Designs and Produces Multilingual Awareness-Raising Materials on Migration Risks

February 25, 2023 bareedo Leave a comment All, Bareedo Core, Participatory Democracy, Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

As part of its ongoing commitment to promoting safe migration practices and protecting vulnerable migrant populations, Bareedo Platform Somalia has developed and produced a comprehensive set of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials aimed at raising public awareness about the risks associated with irregular migration.

These materials are specifically designed to support the work of government agencies, humanitarian organizations, civil society actors, and frontline migration response teams engaged in mixed migration management and community outreach. They serve as valuable tools for educational campaigns, community dialogues, and information sessions at migrant entry/exit points, transit hubs, refugee reception centers, and host communities.

Languages and Accessibility

To ensure maximum reach and inclusivity, the materials are available in Amharic, Somali, and English—the most widely spoken languages among migrant populations in Puntland and the Horn of Africa region. Each material has been carefully designed to be:

  • Culturally appropriate and context-sensitive
  • Gender-sensitive, reflecting the distinct risks faced by women, girls, and other vulnerable groups
  • Visually engaging and easy to understand, even for low-literacy audiences
  • Suitable for use in both urban and rural settings, including community-based education and field-level interventions

Materials Produced

The IEC package includes a range of print-ready and visual-based content, such as:

  • Posters on the dangers of human trafficking and smuggling
  • Flyers outlining safe migration steps and rights-based information
  • Illustrated leaflets with emergency contact and referral information
  • Flip charts and infographics for community facilitators
  • Awareness cards for border and transit points

These materials are open-source and free to download, print, and distribute. Bareedo Platform encourages all individuals, organizations, and agencies working in migration governance, humanitarian aid, or community development to use and adapt the materials in their own awareness-raising and advocacy efforts.

Download the Awareness-Raising Materials Below:

Message 1

ENGLISH

“Don’t Risk Your Life on False Promises. Irregular Migration Can Lead to Trafficking, Exploitation, and Death.”

Know the dangers. Always seek safe and legal pathways before deciding to migrate.

AMHARIC

“የሐሰት ተስፋዎች ላይ ህይወትህን አታስጋልጥ. ያልተመዘገበ ምልጃ ወደ እንደ ባህር ንብረት መሸጥ, ተገባበርነት, እና ሞት ሊወስድህ ይችላል.”

አደጋውን ያውቅ. መሄድ ከመወሰንዎ በፊት ደህናና ሕጋዊ መንገዶችን ፈልጉ

SOMALI

“Haku Halagin Naftaada Ballan Been ah. Tahriibka Sharci-darrada ah wuxuu kuu horseedi karaa khataraha ka ganacsiga dadka, tacaddi, iyo dhimasho.”

Ogow khataraha. Had iyo jeer raadi waddooyin ammaan ah oo sharci ah ka hor intaadan go’aansan inaad tahriibto.

Message 2

ENGLISH

“Human Smugglers Are Not Helpers—They Profit from Your Suffering.”

Irregular routes often lead to abuse, abandonment, or detention. Avoid smugglers and get accurate information from trusted sources.

AMHARIC

“የሰው መቀያየሪያዎች አገልጋዮች አይደሉም—ከመከራህ ላይ ትርፍ ያገኛሉ.”

ያልተመዘገቡ መንገዶች አብዛኛውን ጊዜ ወደ ተገባበርነት, መተው, ወይም መታሰር ይመራሉ. መቀያየሪያዎችን ይቀበሉ, ከታመኑ ምንጮች ትክክለኛ መረጃ ያግኙ.

SOMALI

“Tahriibeyaashu Maaha Caawiyayaal—Waxay Ka Faa’iideystaan Silica Iyo Saxariirkaaga.”

Waddooyinka sharci-darrada ah badanaa waxay ku dhammaadaan tacaddi, dayac, ama xabsi. Ka fogow tahriibeyaasha, kana hel xog sax ah ilo lagu kalsoon yahay.

Message 3

ENGLISH

“You Have Rights—Even as a Migrant. But Irregular Migration Can Leave You Unprotected.”

Traveling without documents increases your risk of exploitation, wage theft, and violence. Know your rights and where to seek help.

AMHARIC

“መብቶች አሉህ—እንኳን እንደ ምልጃ ሰው ቢሆንም. ነገር ግን ያልተመዘገበ ምልጃ መከላከያ ከመሆን ይከለክልሃል.”

ያለ ትክክለኛ ሰነድ መጓጓዝ የተገባበርነት, የደመወዝ ማስቀረት, እና ጥቃት አደጋ ያደርሳል. መብቶችህን ያውቅ፣ እና እርዳታ የሚያገኙበትን ቦታ ፈልግ.

SOMALI

“Waxaad Leedahay Xuquuq—Xitaa Haddii Aad Tahay Muhaajir. Laakiin Tahriibka Sharci-Darrada Ah Wuxuu Ka Dhigi Karaa Qof Wax Kasta U Nugul.”

Inaad safarto adigoon haysan dukumeenti sharci ah wuxuu kordhinayaa khataraha aad la kulmi karto sida in lagugu tacadiyo, laguu diido mushaharka shaqeysato, ama lagu dilo. Ogoow xuquuqdaada iyo meesha aad ka heli karto caawimaad.

Message 4

ENGLISH

“Many Who Leave Never Reach Their Destination. Irregular Migration Can Be a One-Way Journey.”

Thousands have disappeared on dangerous routes. Talk to returnees and listen to real stories before making your decision.

AMHARIC

“ብዙዎቹ የሄዱ ወደ መድረሻቸው አደረሱም. ያልተመዘገበ ምልጃ አንድ አቅጣጫ ያለው ጉዞ ሊሆን ይችላል.”

ሺዎች በአደገኛ መንገዶች ተጠፉ. እርስዎ እርምጃ ከመውሰድዎ በፊት, ከተመለሱ ጋር ይነጋገሩ እና እውነተኛ ታሪኮቻቸውን ያድምጡ.

SOMALI

“Dad Badan Oo Tahriibay Maba Gaarin Meeshii Ay U Socdeen. Tahriibka Sharci-Darrada Ah Wuxuu Noqon Karaa Safar Aan Soo Noqosho Lahayn.”

Kumanaan qof ayaa ku lumay waddooyin halis ah. La tasho dadkii kasoo noqday tahriibka oo dhegeyso sheekooyinkooda dhabta ah ka hor inta aadan gaarin go’aanka tahriibka.

Message 5

ENGLISH

“Safe Migration Starts with Information. Ask, Learn, and Plan Before You Move.”

Connect with local authorities, NGOs, or migration centers to get accurate advice and support for safe, legal migration.

AMHARIC

“ደህና ምልጃ በመረጃ ይጀምራል. ጠይቅ, ተማር, እና ከመነሻ በፊት ዕቅድ አድርግ.”

እርግጠኛ ምክር እና ድጋፍ ለመያዝ, ከአካባቢ መንግስት ባለሥልጣኖች, ከNGOዎች, ወይም ከምልጃ ማዕከላት ጋር ይገናኙ.

SOMALI

“Socdaalka Ammaan ah Wuxuu Ka Bilaabmaa Xog La Helaa. Weydii, Baro, Qorshee Intaadan Tahriibin.”

La xiriir mas’uuliyiinta dowladda, hay’adaha samafalka ama xarumaha socdaalka si aad u hesho talo sax ah iyo taageero ku saabsan socdaal sharci ah oo ammaan ah.

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Email: info@bareedo.org or Tell: +252-661-116061

Bareedo Platform Delivers Training on Migrants’ Rights and Social Integration for Local Actors and Host Communities in Qardho, Puntland

June 25, 2021 bareedo Leave a comment All, Bareedo Core, Participatory Democracy, Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

As part of its continued efforts to promote migrants’ rights and support safe migration governance in Puntland, Bareedo Platform Somalia, in collaboration with the Refugees Affairs Department (RAD) under the Ministry of Interior of Puntland, conducted a two-day training session in Qardho focused on enhancing understanding of migrants’ rights, international labour standards, and the integration of migrants with host communities.

The training took place at Hotel Gufure in Qardho, Puntland, Somalia, from March 15 to 16, 2021, and brought together 30 participants, including representatives from local authorities, community leaders, youth groups, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the migrant community.

Puntland, particularly towns like Qardho, has increasingly become a hub for mixed migration flows. Strengthening the capacity of local authorities and community actors to support the rights and inclusion of migrants is vital for social cohesion and protection outcomes.

Training Objectives

The primary objectives of the training were to:

  • Increase awareness among local stakeholders on migrants’ rights and international labour standards.
  • Enhance understanding of the roles of government, civil society, and communities in supporting migrants.
  • Promote safe migration practices and social integration between migrant and host communities.
  • Strengthen coordination between local actors and government institutions in mixed migration governance.

Participants

A total of 30 participants attended the training, drawn from the following sectors:

  • Qardho Local Authority officials
  • Traditional and community leaders
  • Local youth groups
  • Civil society organizations (CSOs)
  • Key representatives from the migrant community residing in Qardho

The training ensured representation of both host and migrant populations, encouraging inclusive dialogue and shared learning.

Training Content and Facilitation

The training was facilitated by two experienced experts—one from Bareedo Platform Somalia and one from Puntland’s Refugees Affairs Department (RAD).

Key training topics included:

  • Introduction to international legal frameworks governing migrants’ rights
  • Overview of labour standards and protections for migrant workers
  • Principles of social cohesion and peaceful coexistence between migrants and host communities
  • Roles and responsibilities of local authorities and CSOs in migrant protection and integration
  • Case studies and group exercises to build practical understanding of safe migration and referral mechanisms

Interactive methods such as group discussions, scenario-based role plays, and experience sharing were used to deepen participant engagement.

Outcomes and Reflections

The training was well-received by participants, who expressed appreciation for the knowledge shared and the inclusive platform it created. Notable outcomes included:

  • Increased understanding of migrant vulnerabilities and rights-based approaches to protection.
  • Strengthened trust and communication between migrant community members and host authorities.
  • Identification of joint priorities and challenges to be addressed through continued collaboration.
  • Renewed commitment among stakeholders to support integration, prevent exploitation, and ensure equal access to services for migrants.

Conclusion and Next Steps

This training marked an important step toward improving the capacity of local actors in Qardho to address migration-related issues with sensitivity, legal awareness, and community engagement. It aligns with Bareedo Platform’s broader mission to promote safe migration practices, protect migrant rights, and foster inclusive migrant governance in Puntland.

As a next step, Bareedo Platform Somalia plans to replicate similar trainings in other migration hotspot towns and continue engaging authorities, CSOs, and migrant leaders in policy dialogue, advocacy, and capacity development.

Awareness-Raising and Advocacy Campaign Session on Promotion of Migrants’ Rights and Safe Migration Practices in Puntland, Somalia

July 25, 2019 bareedo Leave a comment All, Bareedo Core, Participatory Democracy, Promotion of Migrants’ Rights

On May 5, 2019, Bareedo Platform, in partnership with the Refugees Affairs Department (RAD), organized an impactful awareness-raising and advocacy campaign at Reception Center One in Bosaso, Puntland. The session brought together local authorities, migration officials, and migrant community leaders to discuss the urgent realities faced by over 30,000 migrants living in Puntland—most of whom are from Ethiopia.

The event focused on promoting migrants’ rights, safe migration practices, and enhancing collaboration between communities and institutions. Government actors such as RAD and the Migration Response Center (MRC) shared information on the support services available to migrants, while community representatives voiced pressing concerns about legal status, exploitation, and lack of access to justice.

Voices from the Field: Presentations and Perspectives

Mr. Burhan Huruse Hashi, Director of RAD, clarified the different categories of people on the move—migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers—and explained the tailored support systems available to each. He highlighted the government’s partnership with UNHCR in providing reception, legal aid, healthcare, education, and psychosocial support for refugees, while also noting that 60% of registered migrants in Puntland are Ethiopian nationals.

Mr. Barkhad Hamud from MRC Bosaso elaborated on the services provided to migrants, including registration, legal support, protection for survivors of gender-based violence, and referrals for trafficked or exploited individuals. The MRC collaborates with organizations like IOM, UNHCR, and DRC to ensure migrants receive holistic care.

Mr. Abdikareem Guled of Bareedo Platform emphasized the organization’s advocacy for inclusive migration policies, safe migration awareness, and capacity-building for duty bearers. He reiterated Bareedo’s role in monitoring mixed migration flows and supporting migrant-responsive service delivery.

Perhaps most powerfully, Ms. Yasmin Salah, a representative of the migrant community, gave voice to the daily struggles of migrants in Bosaso. She spoke of poor living conditions, lack of legal documentation, wage exploitation, and arbitrary detention—urging stakeholders to take immediate, rights-based action.

The Issues Are Clear. The Action Must Be Collective

Key issues raised during the session included:

  • Absence of legal identity documents for most migrants
  • Poor enforcement of labor protections and widespread wage theft
  • Weak communication channels between migrants and government institutions
  • Limited access to legal aid and redress mechanisms
  • Inadequate support for GBV survivors and trafficked individuals
  • Overcrowded detention centers with hundreds of detained migrants
  • Language and cultural barriers limiting access to services

What Needs to Be Done: Recommendations from the Field

The report concluded with eight concrete action points, including:

  • Launching mobile documentation clinics and legal awareness sessions
  • Strengthening labor protections and complaint mechanisms
  • Training police on rights-based detention practices
  • Providing multilingual information materials
  • Enhancing referral systems for vulnerable migrants
  • Establishing Migrant Advisory Committees
  • Building capacity among government and civil society stakeholders
  • Improving data systems to monitor mixed migration flows and detention trends

A Shared Responsibility for Dignity and Rights

The Bosaso campaign session reaffirmed that ensuring migrant dignity, protection, and inclusion is a shared responsibility. The voices of migrants—especially women, exploited workers, and those in detention—must not be overlooked. With collective action from government, civil society, and international partners, Puntland can take meaningful steps toward a rights-based migration framework.

Bareedo Platform remains committed to championing migrant rights, amplifying community voices, and bridging gaps between policy and practice.

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#MigrantsRights #SafeMigration #Puntland #Bosaso #Refugees #HumanRights #BareedoPlatform

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