I-CLAIM investigates the living and working conditions of migrant households with precarious legal status in Europe.

The project combines the need to advance scientific knowledge and theorisation on migrants’ irregularity, its drivers and consequences and the urgency to develop policy options and public interventions aimed at improving the conditions of undocumented migrants and their families.

Our research focuses on the situation in Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. We work closely with a wide range of European and national stakeholders, including labour unions and migrant rights organizations, to develop recommendations on how to improve the living and working conditions of migrants with precarious legal status in Europe.

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Highlights

Final I-CLAIM video

Final I-CLAIM video

The video captures three years of research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in just 100 seconds.

Final Policy Brief

Final Policy Brief

Check our Final Policy Brief that synthesises findings from the I-CLAIM Horizon Europe-UKRI project. And access all the other Policy Briefs and I-CLAIM publications.

I-CLAIM events

Final Policy Meeting

Final Policy Meeting

The Final Joint Policy Meeting on “Irregular Migrants in Europe: Public Attitudes, Protection Needs and EU Responses” (25 March 2026) brought together policymakers, researchers and practitioners at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels to discuss key challenges and policy responses related to irregular migration.

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