Violence and Exploitation of Undocumented Migrant Women

In Europe, the challenge facing migrant women to gain a legal status independent of an employer or spouse serves as a major source of disempowerment. Those exposed to violence or exploitation are highly susceptible to becoming undocumented, a position in which they face significant legal and practical barriers to access social services, report to the authorities and seek protection from women’s shelters or labour unions.

Despite these obstacles, however, migrant women have become active agents! within civil society, enabling the development of strategies which have enabled empowerment.   

Taking action against the policies and practices that tend to push undocumented female migrants into the margins and limit their autonomy, PICUM will bring together a wide selection of grassroots, migrant-led and policy level organizations from across Europe to share experiences and strategies which brought justice for undocumented women subject to violence or abuse.

Conducted in the frame of PICUM’s two-year focus on undocumented migrant women, this thematic workshop will guarantee a diverse and rich participation of migrant women and their advocates from across Europe.

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