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Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe released a report on destitution of forced migrants in twelve EU Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) and Ukraine. The report shows that “it is not fate but policies of states that completely exclude certain groups of migrants from any official assistance and leave them in distress and penury. Access to housing, health care, education, welfare and work are especially worrisome. The policies across the different states are not coherent: But they are violating the human rights of the affected migrants and cause severe social problems. The EU must develop laws that ensure respect of human rights for everybody regardless of status”. JRS appeals to governments of EU Member States to immediately change their policies in order to ensure that everyone has access to basic social rights. The European Union, in turn, must develop stricter regulations forcing governments to guarantee access to those rights. In particular, the European Parliament is encouraged to set up an investigation into the situation of destitute forced migrants in the EU Member States and publicly take a firm stance on this issue.

 

The CEAR report published in December 2009 on conditions of detention in CIEs focused on those in Aluche, Malaga and Valencia. The report reviews profiles of the people detained, the situation of refugees and asylum seekers, legal and judicial aspects, conditions within the centres, the medical care provided, the possibility of communicating with the outside world, the treatment of detainees with a special emphasis on cases and allegations of ill-treatment, special care provided to members of vulnerable groups and the impact of detention on detainees physical and mental health.

 

This report was issued by PICUM and the United Methodist Women Immigrant/Civil Rights Initiative and relates the experiences of migrant women in Europe, the US, and the Middle East, as well as organizing strategies. Despite the many positive experiences of female migration, significantly fewer paths are available for women to legally migrate for employment and as a result, migrant women may find themselves trapped in exploitative and coercive conditions. Once in an irregular situation, migrant women are dramatically overrepresented in gender-defined jobs with precarious working conditions, low pay and exposure to violence. Adopting a global perspective, the report explores specific vulnerabilities facing undocumented women in the labour market as well as strategies which have successfully served to protect and empower undocumented female workers. The report is available at picum.org and www.umwmission.org

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