Migration Policy CentreEvents and publications

Events & Publications

Research papers and reports

Institutional contexts of employers’ use of irregular migrant labour: Evidence from five European countries

Eda Yazici, Bridget Anderson, and Martin Ruhs

Measuring and analysing the social and labour rights of irregular migrants : new indicators for twenty-eight European countries

Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme

Public preferences for policies vis-à-vis irregular migrants in Europe : the roles of policy design and context

Lutz Gschwind, Martin Ruhs, Anton Ahlén, and Joakim Palme

Institutional contexts of the conditions of irregular migrants in Europe : a theoretical analysis

Clare Fox-Ruhs, Joakim Palme, and Martin Ruhs

Podcasts

Discover personal stories, expert insights, and on-the-ground perspectives in the PRIME podcast with host Dr. Bridget Anderson and the PRIME team.

Episode 1: Why does PRIME matter?

With Bridget Anderson and Martin Ruhs

Episode 4: What are PRIME methods for cross-national research?

With Bridget Anderson, Roberto Forin, and Nejra Kadić Meškić

Episode 7: Who talks and what is heard?

With Rizza Kaye Cases and Caitlin Procter

Episode 2: What impact does PRIME hope to have?

With Martin Ruhs and Stephanie Acker

Episode 5: How does PRIME research compare between countries?

With Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme

Episode 3: The best of a bad job?

With Bridget Anderson, Sandra King-Savic and Marta Kindler

Episode 6: Why do employers matter in research on irregular migration?

With Leila Giannetto and Eda Yazici

Blog Posts

High hopes, hidden scams: How seasonal workers from Central Asia fall prey to scammers

Farzonakhon Juraeva | 13 February 2026

Between fundamental rights and immigration controls: Here’s how Europeans view irregular migrants

Martin Ruhs | 29 October 2025

White card, irregular job: When legal rights fail migrants in Austria

Sandra King-Savic and Katrin Kremmel | 14 October 2025

Irregular migrants in Europe face obstacles to exercising legal rights – where they have them

Clare Teresa Fox-Ruhs | 14 August 2025

Irregular migrants’ rights in Europe: New indicators show protection limits of legal rights

Clare Teresa Fox-Ruhs | 6 June 2025

Giving voice to the voiceless? The realities of interviewing irregular migrants in Croatia

Iris Goldner Lang and Nejra Kadić Meškić | 28 May 2025

Europeans have more flexible views on how to respond to irregular migrants than policymakers think – new research

Martin Ruhs | 2 April 2025

What happens when governments require public officials to report irregular migrants? A look at recent developments in Sweden

Anton Ahlén and Lutz Gschwind | 18 December 2024

Made in Italy: is excellence without exploitation possible?

Leila Giannetto, Caterina F. Guidi and Caitlin Procter | 1 August 2024

Trapped in irregular work: the case of Filipino migrants in Poland

Rizza Kaye C. Cases, Marta Kindler and Monika Szulecka | 1 July 2024

Exploring migrant mobility: From first arrival in EU border countries to mobility across Europe

Roberto Forin, Giulia Bruschi and Giulia Testa | 11 July 2024

Why do we use the term ‘irregular migration’ and can it be translated?

Edanur Yazici and Bridget Anderson | 21 May 2024

How to Measure the Rights of Irregular Migrants? The Case for Implied Rights

Clare Fox-Ruhs | 13 March 2024

Irregular migrants in Europe: why national institutions matter for conditions and policy

Martin Ruhs | 29 February 2024

Events

The legal rights of irregular migrants what are they and how do they vary across European countries

Video of webinar, 3rd July 2025

Irregular Migrants in EU: Why institutions matter for conditions & policy

Video of webinar, 11th of April, 2024

New perspectives on irregular migration in Europe

Video of webinar, 23rd of October, 2023

Reconsidering EU's partnership and cooperation models on return and readmission

Video of webinar, 14th of February, 2024

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