Undocumented Migrant Workers in Europe
This report analyses the socio-economic and political forces that create and maintain the presence of undocumented migrant workers in Europe....
Undocumented Migration and Regularisation
Regularisation, or the legalisation of the irregular status of immigrants under the law, is both a practical solution to illegal migration and one of the most controversial means of migration management as it weakens the power of the state to control the migration flows on its territory. There are many kinds of regularisation and it can involve different groups of migrants. One can distinguish between general regularisations aimed at all migrants without legal residency, and special regularisations which are intended only for a specific group of migrants. Countries which have carried out regularisation in the past (such as Italy, Greece, Great Britain, Portugal and Spain) chose either an amnesty for all asylum seekers or an amnesty for irregular migrant workers. Regularisation is a topic of discussion all over Europe. We would like to contribute to starting the debate about regularisation in the Czech Republic.
Marie Jel?nkov? is the coordinator of the theme. Contact: (migrace(at)mkc.cz)
This e-platform was established as a part of the project Regularization as One of the Tools for the Fight against Irregular Migration which is financed by European Social Fund through Operational Programme Human Resources and Employment. Partner of the projects are Association for integration and migration, the Organization for Aid to Refugees and the Multicultural Centre Prague, SOS Racismo-Mugak a Solidariedade migrante.
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Ten Ways to Protect Undocumented Migrant Workers (2005)
The aim of this report is to contribute towards a just and pragmatic policy towards migrant workers....
Book of Solidarity: Providing Assistance to Undocumented Migrants (Volumes I-III) (2002-2003)
This three-volume series brings to light the solidarity extended to undocumented migrants in selected Member States of the European Union....
Report on the Housing Situation of Undocumented Migrants in Six European Countries
This report provides information of the right to housing in general, and gives an overview of the situation in six selected countries (the Netherlands,...
The challenges of immigrants’ access to information on legal residence requirements in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, immigrants’ legal residence depends on the fulfillment of a number of legal requirements....
A review of “Irregular Migration, Informal Labour and Community: A Challenge for Europe”
This large volume is a collection of articles and studies on migration, especially in connection with informal employment....
Regularization of Immigrants in Poland: What was wrong with it and what should be done?
The last two decades of migrations have created quite a large group of illegal residents in Poland....
Bordering on a Nightmare? A Commentary on the 2008 “Vision for an EU Border Management System”
The new EU Border Package proposes the developments of the FRONTEX border agency, the creation of the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR), as well as...
Leben in der Illegalität
The Heinrich Boll Stiftung released a Dossier on irregular migration in Europe, titled ‘Living in illegality’ (Leben in der Illegalität)....
Being Legal in the Czech Republic: One American’s Bureaucratic Odyssey
This article is the first-person testimony of an American citizen living in the Czech Republic for over ten years....