Since the start of the pandemic, different European countries have either implemented or considered the regularization of undocumented migrant workers as a response and, hopefully, as the start of a more ambitious policy reform process. Before COVID-19 hit, the EU was already moving toward a new migration governance model that combined the necessary control of borders with the equally important humanitarian and labor market objectives, both of which are in our long-term interest.
The ability of our societies to design and implement innovative models for human mobility, adapted to the needs of the 21st century, require an unprecedented transformation in the way we see the role of migrant labor in our economy, both regular and irregular.
Our policy salon will address the challenges and opportunities of this process, counting with the participation of:
- Sónia Pereira, High Commissioner for Migration of Portugal (tbc)
- Helen Dempster, Assistant Director and Senior Associate for Policy Outreach for Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy, Centre for Global Development
- Gonzalo Fanjul, Ashoka Fellow and co-founder at porCausa
- Marta Foresti, Director of ODI Europe
- Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute
- Rebekah Smith, Executive Director Labor Mobility Partnerships
