I-CLAIM Project
@iclaimeu.bsky.social
I-CLAIM is a research project studying the living and working conditions of migrants with insecure legal status across six European countries.
📘 New report: 'Immigration Status and Labour Conditions' examines how migrants with insecure residence status work and live in agriculture, domestic & care work, and delivery/logistics across 6 European countries, based on 244 interviews.
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Immigration Status and Labour Conditions: Migrant workers in Agriculture, Delivery and Logistics, and Domestic and Care Work in Europe - I-CLAIM
This report compares the living and working conditions of migrants with insecure residence status across agriculture, domestic work, and delivery sectors in six European countries. Based on 244 interv...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
📘 New report: 'Immigration Status and Labour Conditions' examines how migrants with insecure residence status work and live in agriculture, domestic & care work, and delivery/logistics across 6 European countries, based on 244 interviews.
🔗 i-claim.eu/project/immi...
🔗 i-claim.eu/project/immi...
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Spain's choice on migrants 'pragmatic' but data needs securing, expert says - France 24 share.google/dtUoRaQ4lMf0...
Spain's choice on migrants 'pragmatic' but data needs securing, expert says
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February 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Spain's choice on migrants 'pragmatic' but data needs securing, expert says - France 24 share.google/dtUoRaQ4lMf0...
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Following a masked courier navigating Utrecht during a work shift, Home. Delivered. forces the viewer to come face to face with the realities of food delivery riders, based on research by @iclaimeu.bsky.social from the University of Utrecht.
Exhibition opening 05/01/26, Bibliotheek Utrecht, 19:30.
Exhibition opening 05/01/26, Bibliotheek Utrecht, 19:30.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Following a masked courier navigating Utrecht during a work shift, Home. Delivered. forces the viewer to come face to face with the realities of food delivery riders, based on research by @iclaimeu.bsky.social from the University of Utrecht.
Exhibition opening 05/01/26, Bibliotheek Utrecht, 19:30.
Exhibition opening 05/01/26, Bibliotheek Utrecht, 19:30.
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we have written extensively about this as part of the @iclaimeu.bsky.social research on the irregularisation of migration in Europe, check out our publications: i-claim.eu/country-repo...
Country reports - I-CLAIM
i-claim.eu
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
we have written extensively about this as part of the @iclaimeu.bsky.social research on the irregularisation of migration in Europe, check out our publications: i-claim.eu/country-repo...
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This is leadership, especially in these dire times when migrants are used as an easy punchbag from all sides of the political spectrum.
Este video de Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón está dando vueltas al mundo sin parar. Pues que siga girando...¡BLUESKY, HAZ TU MAGIA! #AhoraMásQueNunca España defiende los derechos humanos. ✊🏻🌹
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This is leadership, especially in these dire times when migrants are used as an easy punchbag from all sides of the political spectrum.
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Need some help to understand what's going on in Trump's America? Listen to the #MAGA & #migration #podcast series hosted by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social
The final episode of #MAGA & #migration #podcast series dropped last week:
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I reflect back on our conversations with 4 excellent guests: Cecilia Menjívar; Rachel Humphris, Ernesto Castañeda and Heba Gowayed
Brief recap🧵
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I reflect back on our conversations with 4 excellent guests: Cecilia Menjívar; Rachel Humphris, Ernesto Castañeda and Heba Gowayed
Brief recap🧵
S4 E5 The pace of change: MAGA, the US, the UK
Who Do We Think We Are?
whodowethinkweare.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Need some help to understand what's going on in Trump's America? Listen to the #MAGA & #migration #podcast series hosted by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social
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"This (co-authored with @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social) is from the Horizon Europe @iclaimeu.bsky.social project on the irregularisation of #migration which has taken so much of my time in the last three years", @nandosigona.bsky.social explains. zenodo.org/records/1748...
The irregularisation of migration and migrants' irregular condition: an assemblage perspective
This IRIS Working Paper develops the concept of irregularity assemblage to account for the heterogeneous, dynamic, and relational processes through which migrant irregularity is produced, sustained, a...
zenodo.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"This (co-authored with @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social) is from the Horizon Europe @iclaimeu.bsky.social project on the irregularisation of #migration which has taken so much of my time in the last three years", @nandosigona.bsky.social explains. zenodo.org/records/1748...
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A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social
We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them.
Here's what they replied!
#migration
#refugees
#socialsciences
#diversity
#research
We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them.
Here's what they replied!
#migration
#refugees
#socialsciences
#diversity
#research
December 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social
We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them.
Here's what they replied!
#migration
#refugees
#socialsciences
#diversity
#research
We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them.
Here's what they replied!
#migration
#refugees
#socialsciences
#diversity
#research
New I-CLAIM publication
Based on survey research, we examine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of irregular migration in the Netherlands. @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @laurence-lessard.bsky.social @minke-hajer.bsky.social
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Based on survey research, we examine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of irregular migration in the Netherlands. @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @laurence-lessard.bsky.social @minke-hajer.bsky.social
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Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in Netherlands - I-CLAIM
This document outlines insights from the I-CLAIM public perceptions survey on irregular migration, which on what people in the Netherlands know about irregular migration, how they perceive it, and the...
i-claim.eu
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New I-CLAIM publication
Based on survey research, we examine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of irregular migration in the Netherlands. @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @laurence-lessard.bsky.social @minke-hajer.bsky.social
🔗 i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Based on survey research, we examine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of irregular migration in the Netherlands. @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @laurence-lessard.bsky.social @minke-hajer.bsky.social
🔗 i-claim.eu/project/publ...
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Views on #irregularmigration are complicated. Academics always say so. But what if who we think #irregularmigrants are is deeply distorted by political and media narratives?
check out our new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report to find out more.
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
check out our new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report to find out more.
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in the UK - I-CLAIM
This report summarises findings from the February 2025 I-CLAIM survey of 1,147 UK adults, exploring public knowledge of irregular migration, how people define it, and their attitudes toward irregular ...
i-claim.eu
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Views on #irregularmigration are complicated. Academics always say so. But what if who we think #irregularmigrants are is deeply distorted by political and media narratives?
check out our new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report to find out more.
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
check out our new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report to find out more.
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
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From our previous work for @iclaimeu.bsky.social we know that media and political narratives are increasingly conflating regular and irregular migration. I've written about this recently here: theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two
The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.
theconversation.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From our previous work for @iclaimeu.bsky.social we know that media and political narratives are increasingly conflating regular and irregular migration. I've written about this recently here: theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
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This is a really important and much needed report on how the UK public view and understand #irregularmigration from @nandosigona.bsky.social and Laurence Lessard-Phillips @iclaimeu.bsky.social
Today we published a report on public understanding & attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK.
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in the UK - I-CLAIM
This report summarises findings from the February 2025 I-CLAIM survey of 1,147 UK adults, exploring public knowledge of irregular migration, how people define it, and their attitudes toward irregular ...
i-claim.eu
December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is a really important and much needed report on how the UK public view and understand #irregularmigration from @nandosigona.bsky.social and Laurence Lessard-Phillips @iclaimeu.bsky.social
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What's the link between #freespeech, #bordering, and Trump's #MAGA project?
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social
Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social
Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
S4 E4 Free speech for whom?
Who Do We Think We Are?
whodowethinkweare.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What's the link between #freespeech, #bordering, and Trump's #MAGA project?
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social
Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social
Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
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What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration?
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in the UK - I-CLAIM
This report summarises findings from the February 2025 I-CLAIM survey of 1,147 UK adults, exploring public knowledge of irregular migration, how people define it, and their attitudes toward irregular ...
i-claim.eu
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration?
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Strong opinions and wrong facts - new report reveals public understanding and attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK #mustread
What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration?
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in the UK - I-CLAIM
This report summarises findings from the February 2025 I-CLAIM survey of 1,147 UK adults, exploring public knowledge of irregular migration, how people define it, and their attitudes toward irregular ...
i-claim.eu
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Strong opinions and wrong facts - new report reveals public understanding and attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK #mustread
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We say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy?
Read more 👇
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour
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nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour
We want global talents (but only if they are rich)
Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham Last week’s intervention by a leading UK scientist over the prohibitive cost of visas raised an uncomfortable truth: Britain’s migration system is not — or is…
nandosigona.info
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy?
Read more 👇
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour
Read more 👇
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour
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Great work by @migrantvoice.bsky.social and researchers from Warwick University and Leicester University. Congratulations to former colleague @mariegodin.bsky.social who co-authored the report www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK’s new digital-only immigration system creating exclusion and fear, study finds
Obtaining an eVisa to prove their status or right to legally reside in Britain is causing migrants high levels of stress
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Great work by @migrantvoice.bsky.social and researchers from Warwick University and Leicester University. Congratulations to former colleague @mariegodin.bsky.social who co-authored the report www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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In the latest episode of Mobility, Work & Rights, @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & I speak to three international experts on #migrantdomesticwork:
- Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social
- Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social
- Sabrina Marchetti
Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
- Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social
- Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social
- Sabrina Marchetti
Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In the latest episode of Mobility, Work & Rights, @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & I speak to three international experts on #migrantdomesticwork:
- Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social
- Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social
- Sabrina Marchetti
Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
- Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social
- Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social
- Sabrina Marchetti
Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care
New episode of Mobility, Work & Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social , Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social , & Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
New episode of Mobility, Work & Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social , Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social , & Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
Who Cares? Migrant Domestic Workers and the Cost of Care
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care
New episode of Mobility, Work & Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social , Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social , & Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
New episode of Mobility, Work & Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social , Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social , & Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
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Our @iclaimeu.bsky.social colleague professor Sabrina Marchetti reflects on the findings of our ethnographies with migrant domestic workers in Italy, Finland, UK and The Netherlands and what they tell us of domestic work today in Europe.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our @iclaimeu.bsky.social colleague professor Sabrina Marchetti reflects on the findings of our ethnographies with migrant domestic workers in Italy, Finland, UK and The Netherlands and what they tell us of domestic work today in Europe.
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Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care
New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me.
Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me.
Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
Who Cares? Migrant Domestic Workers and the Cost of Care
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care
New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me.
Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast
ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti
Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me.
Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
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