Understanding irregular migration in Northern Europe – Report on an International Workshop organized by PICUM, MRN and COMPAS
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), in cooperation with the ESRC Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS) and Migrants Rights Network (MRN) held a workshop on 27 March 2009 in London, UK, entitled “Understanding Irregular Migration in Northern Europe.”
The workshop was part of the EU funded CL ANDESTINO project – “Undocumented Migration: Counting the Uncountable. Data and Trends across Europe” and brought together nearly 150 participants including representatives of NGOs and trade unions, researchers, local authorities, policy makers, journalists, and other professionals to discuss policies and responses to irregular migration in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
This report provides an overview of the contributions of the speakers as well as the main themes of discussion in the plenary and workshop sessions.
For further information you can view the attached report “Understanding irregular migration in Northern Europe” here.
