In Document A, Charles Santiago, Chair of Asean Parliament for Human Rights, views that the Rohingya refugee crisis issue is no longer a Burma issue, but a regional issue, and claims that the problem had started with the Burma government refusing to give citizenship to the Rohingya, so the long-term strategy would be for ASEAN to pressurize Burma to make changes to the lives of the Rohingya, while the short-term strategy will only be for the countries, which are mainly Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, to save those on the boats.
In general, I strongly agree with the views that are presented in the document. I think that for this issue to be fully solved, it needs not only the cooperation of the ASEAN countries to provide humanitarian aid to …show more content…
This ethnic group is even describe by the United Nations to be one of the most persecuted minorities, and this persecution has been existing for a very long time since the 1970s. This is a humanitarian crisis that needs to be resolved immediately.
As such, I would like to bring in the case study of the Africa-Europe refugee issue to see what solutions we can learn from them to apply in the Rohingya …show more content…
For this issue, the countries in the European Union have agreed to take in the refugees who have entered their waters, and provide aid for them, even allowing these refugees to stay in their countries and work, due to the strong western beliefs of that every individuals should have their own human rights. On the economic aspect, this can be beneficial to the host countries as the African refugees can contribute to the countries’ economies by joining the blue collared industry, and furthermore these migrant workers will also work a longer amount time but for lower wages, enabling the host countries to cut down on the cost of manual labour, thus benefitting the businesses of the host country. However, on the other hand, a large sum of money will be needed to support the large influx of migrants' basic needs such as food and shelter, and in the long run, countries may not have the economic capability to continue supporting the migrants, as seen in the current situation of the countries such as Greece and Italy. Furthermore, on the social aspect, the citizens in the host country itself may be unhappy with the migrants getting undeserved privileges, as a result tensions may arise and the stability of the society of that country
In general, I strongly agree with the views that are presented in the document. I think that for this issue to be fully solved, it needs not only the cooperation of the ASEAN countries to provide humanitarian aid to …show more content…
This ethnic group is even describe by the United Nations to be one of the most persecuted minorities, and this persecution has been existing for a very long time since the 1970s. This is a humanitarian crisis that needs to be resolved immediately.
As such, I would like to bring in the case study of the Africa-Europe refugee issue to see what solutions we can learn from them to apply in the Rohingya …show more content…
For this issue, the countries in the European Union have agreed to take in the refugees who have entered their waters, and provide aid for them, even allowing these refugees to stay in their countries and work, due to the strong western beliefs of that every individuals should have their own human rights. On the economic aspect, this can be beneficial to the host countries as the African refugees can contribute to the countries’ economies by joining the blue collared industry, and furthermore these migrant workers will also work a longer amount time but for lower wages, enabling the host countries to cut down on the cost of manual labour, thus benefitting the businesses of the host country. However, on the other hand, a large sum of money will be needed to support the large influx of migrants' basic needs such as food and shelter, and in the long run, countries may not have the economic capability to continue supporting the migrants, as seen in the current situation of the countries such as Greece and Italy. Furthermore, on the social aspect, the citizens in the host country itself may be unhappy with the migrants getting undeserved privileges, as a result tensions may arise and the stability of the society of that country