This new report examines the living and working conditions of irregularised migrant workers in agriculture, delivery and logistics, and domestic and care sectors across six European countries, highlighting how migration, labour, and welfare systems shape experiences of insecurity and work.
This book chapter traces twenty years of Polish women’s lives and labour in domestic and care work in Naples.
New I-CLAIM paper unpacks how “irregularity” is made in Europe. Written by Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt
The new I-CLAIM sector reports offer key insights from the ethnographic research into domestic work, care, agriculture and delivery sectors across Europe.
Check the Comparative report. It compares migration discourse across seven contexts—Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, the UK, and the EU—analysing how irregular migration is framed in politics, media, and civil society.
This report reveals that dominant narratives around irregular migration were predominantly linked to attempts to enter Poland without sufficient documentation or bypassing legal channels rather than stay (overstay) or work-related aspects.
New I-CLAIM Policy Brief! It calls for policy reforms to address irregular migration in Europe by promoting regularization paths, coordinated policy responses, and protections for migrant workers’ rights.
This Policy Brief shows that a home affairs and criminalisation approach prioritising law enforcement and policing has dominated the von der Leyen Commission on questions related to migration policy.
Check the Comparative report. It brings together findings from the six country reports, and a report examining EU policies.