Life in the Jungle: A look at the daily lives of people struggling in 'The Jungle' of Calais. Calais' Migrant Border Chaos (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y3lsO0Uf38 Kos Becoming Main Migrant Entry Point To Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IFIQk-8m0c Libya's Struggle To Cope With Surge In Migrant Smuggling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrM64lMEFfI The Art-Pirates Fighting For Migrant Rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhKvRuF0GrY Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Away from the chaotic scenes on Calais' motorways and ports, the migrant camp known as the 'new Jungle' is growing fast. This report gains rare in-depth access to the camp, revealing the human face of the crisis. "We are trying to get on the lorries. Every time we try the police catch us", says eight-year-old Khalid, sitting in the dark near to the Eurotunnel terminal, one leg horribly injured. "My mother brought me here to treat my leg. The Syrian army kidnapped me and ran me over with their car." At least 3000 other migrants like Khalid are now living in the migrant camp known as "the new Jungle" in Calais. It is even showing signs of becoming a permanent fixture: with schools, cafes and churches popping up, a community of those trying to create a normal life is forming. But life in this ‘jungle’ is tough, with many risking everything for a chance to reach Britain. "A man died here last week. Others are getting disabled, injured", says one desperate migrant. Despite the French authority's efforts to prevent migrants jumping onto lorries with the construction of a huge fence along the motorway, every day hundreds seek a way into the UK. In extraordinary scenes, scores of migrants flood the motorways, attempting to get into lorries stuck in a traffic jam. Furious drivers can do little to stop them. When asked what they expect to find in Britain, the migrants respond, "Education, freedom, work..." The Guardian – Ref. 6528 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2015/jul/27/calais-migrants-jungle-camp-video

• published: 03 Aug 2015
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