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Report on an International Workshop organized by PICUM, MRN and COMPAS on Understanding Irregular Migration in Northern Europe

Document number
2226
Date
2009
Title
Report on an International Workshop organized by PICUM, MRN and COMPAS on Understanding Irregular Migration in Northern Europe
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
This report highlights key points of the discussion of a wide range of actors who attended a workshop within the "Clandestino" project, an interdisciplinary project funded by DG Research of the European Commission. This project intended to support policy makers in designing and implementing appropriate policies regarding irregular migration by providing realistic estimates on the numbers of undocumented migrants currently residing in Europe. At the workshop, which was organized by PICUM, Migrants Rights Network and Compas, nearly 150 representatives of NGOs and trade unions, researchers, local authorities, policy makers, journalists, and other professionals discussed policies and responses to irregular migration in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. The fi rst part of the day-long workshop consisted of a plenary session with a presentation of the main fi ndings of the Clandestino project, responses from experts in the fi eld, and discussion with participants. The second part consisted of four parallel workshop sessions, in which participants exchanged information about current developments on various issues concerning irregular migration and strategies for upholding the rights of undocumented migrants. The event concluded with a final plenary session and discussion amongst participants
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