What can African migrant workers do when faced with rising unemployment and racism in Europe? Sarah Babiker reports from Spain and Argentina.
Seydú hasn't managed to send money back from Spain to his family in Mali since 2009. ‘The problem is not just that there isn’t work in Madrid, but that black people are having a very tough time of it.’
The 24-year-old has lost count of how many times he’s been detained.
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