The Center for the Study of Transnational Families within Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, the Academy of Economic Studies from the Republic of Moldova, and the Ukrainian Institute of Social Research after Oleksandr Yaremenko. conducted a study on the relationship between labour migration and child protection in Moldova and Ukraine. Within the CASTLE international action project ("Children left at home as a result of labor migration") scientific institutions were supported by the delegations of the Terre des hommes Foundation from Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova.
At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we took an interest in the situation of children left at home after their parents temporarily went to work abroad. We wanted to clarify how children's rights suffer (from education to health, relationships, etc.) in this situation. We also wanted to see how families with absent parents can be supported. We were particularly interested in what children had to say about these things, as their perspective is rarely studied or listened to.
The research proposes that the opinions of these children who stay at home and their families are also heard in society. It is useful to know their problems and how they want to be supported, but also what families can do better.
The following best practices were based on these findings and are structured around the analysis themes identified in the data analysis process.
Read more in the summary research.
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