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Protecting Undocumented Workers in Europe: Successes and Strategies. Conference Report

Document number
1302
Date
2006
Title
Protecting Undocumented Workers in Europe: Successes and Strategies. Conference Report
Author/publisher
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), with the support of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), held a conference on 23 March 2006 in Brussels, Belgium, on the protection of undocumented migrant workers. More than 100 representatives of NGOs, trade unions, governmental bodies, researchers, and other actors shared experiences and ideas about how to protect undocumented workers from exploitation and abuse. This report is an overview of the contributions made by keynote speakers in the plenary sessions and workshops, and the main themes of discussion in the workshop sessions.
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