Labour Migration as a challenge for Europe

Thursday 9 December 2010

09:00-09:30

09:00

09:15

09:30

Arrival of participants

Introduction:

Dany Cohn Bendit, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European ParliamentThe aim of and expectations from the conference

The role of Green Parties in the migration debate
, Chairman of the German Green PartyCem Özdemir

10:00-12:30

First panel : How to ensure access to legal migration?

Moderation: Barbara Lochbihler, MEP

1. Labour market access - how?
   (European Trade Union Confederation)Joel Decaillon
2. Labour Migration - The view of the European Network of Migrant Women
   (RESPECT Network for the rights of migrant domestic workers)Fe Jusay
3. What happens to people who fall outside the definition of "legal"?
   (PICUM)Michele LeVoy

12:30-14:30

Lunch break

Second panel: how can enabling the effective exercise of migrants' rights contribute to social cohesion?

Moderation: Hélène Flautre, MEP

1. Which legal framework to ensure the rights and integration of migrants in the EU?
   Adriano Silvestri, Programme Manager Legal Research, FRA (Fundamental Rights Agency)

2. How do the existing binding instruments work in practice ?
   Thomas Huddleston, Policy analyst, MPG (Migration Policy Group)

3. What is the impact of ensuring the rights of migrants?
   Ian Gordon , Professor and author of the study Economic impact on the London and the UK economy of an earned regularisation of irregular migrants
   LSE (London School of Economics)

4. How could migration policy work better? A focus on best practices.
   Dr. Ryszard Cholewinski - Senior Migration Policy specialist, ILO (International Labour Organisation)
   Tamimount Essaïdi, deputy mayor for social integration, prevention and solidarity, Ecolo, Schaerbeek (Belgium)

Conclusions
Ska Keller, MEP