Formerly undocumented women address European Parliament to advocate for children’s rights
On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, five young women, once undocumented, participated in the high-level celebration at the European Parliament on November 20. [...]
Advocates call for access to justice for all victims of trafficking at Council of Europe
On European Anti-trafficking Day, 18 October, we spoke to government representatives to the Council of Europe, about key measures to ensure access to justice for all victims of trafficking, [...]
Amplifying the voices of undocumented people in Europe
This blog post was written by PICUM’s Communications Trainee Bettina Guigui. As a migrant working for a migrants’ rights organisation in Brussels, I am very aware of the need to include the [...]
That time when British and Irish youth rights campaigners met in Dublin
At PICUM, we’re happy to facilitate bilateral exchanges between our members so they can learn from each other’s work to advance the rights of undocumented people locally. In this blog [...]
WHY THE EUROPEAN LABOUR AUTHORITY ALONE WILL FAIL TO ENFORCE EU RULES ON LABOUR MOBILITY
As workers around the globe gather to celebrate hard won labour rights and continue the struggle, we need to both acknowledge pioneering work at EU level and challenge all stakeholders to defend [...]
Building the road to justice and equality for undocumented women
PICUM Advocacy Officer Alyna Smith recently took part in a webinar organised by the Women in Development Europe, WIDE+, to discuss why undocumented women are at risk of violence and what we can [...]
PICUM calls world governments to act on labour rights for undocumented migrants
In 2015, countries across the world jointly adopted 17 goals to advance global sustainable development for everyone by 2030. But without concrete action from governments, undocumented migrants [...]
What is the ‘Firewall’ in the Context of Migration?
When people in an irregular situation try to access essential services or to report abuse or exploitation to the authorities, they risk being reported, detained and deported. For them, the simple [...]
