Policy Briefs

Undocumented Migrants - Symptom, Not the Problem 

In this briefing paper, PICUM reviews some of the thinking behind policy responses which have arisen as a consequence of people's anxieties regarding  irregular migration and  the presence of undocumented migrants within states' territories.

Human Trafficking and Forced Labour: What Perspectives to Challenge Exploitation?

This briefing paper draws attention to positions being developed by politicians and policy makers across Europe for whom trafficking in human beings (THB) is regarded as more or less synonymous with irregular migration and the position of undocumented migrants.

Decent Work for Undocumented Migrants

The aim of this policy brief is to identify the pressures involved in achieving decent work for migrants, building on the ILO Decent Work Agenda. It focuses on the concept of the vulnerability of migrant workers and on the important role that migrants can play for development.

Undocumented Children: Invisible Victims of Immigration Control

This paper explores the vulnerable situation of undocumented children in Europe who, due to their immigration status, are denied fundamental protections and rights and also risk inhumane treatment through detention and deportation.  The control policies directed against irregular migration, currently being pursued by the European Union, has dramatically switched  government and public attention from the need to protect these young immigrants as children to the control and repression of their irregular situation.