Human rights advocates launch Malta Integration Network

Aditus Foundation has launched a one-year-long project that will include a series of thematic meetings on the integration of third country nationals in Malta.

Aditus Foundation director and leader of the Malta Integration Network, Dr Neil Falzon, said the human rights group will facilitate various meetings of multifunctional teams composed of representatives from the Maltese government, academia, civil society and migrant communities.

The teams will be organised around various areas of specialisation, including anti-discrimination, long-term residence, labour mobility and access to nationality, and each meeting will evaluate current laws and policies with a view to improving the integration potential of third country nationals.

"We cannot continue to ignore the immense integration efforts made by the various migrant groups living in Malta, some for several years. On the contrary, this project will capitalise on their contributions and experiences, to feed into the formulation of targeted and effective integration strategies and policies," Falzon said.

Individuals and organisations active in migrant integration are invited to express their interest in participating in the Malta Integration Network by visiting the project's site or by getting in touch with project research Dr Carla Camilleri ([email protected]).

The Malta Integration Network is partly financed by the European Union, through the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (IF) as part of the General Programme 'Solidarity & Management of Migration Flows' [2007-2013]. It is also receiving the support of MEUSAC's Co-Financing Fund.