Date: 2009
Type: Technical Report
Irregular Migration into and through Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Legal Perspectives
Technical Report, [Migration Policy Centre], [CARIM-South], CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes, 2009/01, Irregular Migration Series, Legal Module
CHOLEWINSKI, Ryszard, TOUZENIS, Kristina, Irregular Migration into and through Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Legal Perspectives, [Migration Policy Centre], [CARIM-South], CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes, 2009/01, Irregular Migration Series, Legal Module - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/11296
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Table of Contents:
1. Introduction ...1
2. General Legal Frameworks Governing Entry into, Transit, Residence and Exit from the
Territory ...2
3. Categories of Irregular Migrants ... 4
3.1 Migrant Workers ...5
3.2 Asylum Seekers and Refugees ... 8
3.3 Victims of Trafficking ... 12
3.4 The Unique Position of Palestinians residing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and
the Situation of Jerusalemites ...14
3.5 Family Members ... 16
3.6 Children ... 16
4. Legal Consequences of Irregularity ... 17
4.1 Sanctions ... 17
4.1.1 Sanctions related to irregular entry, residence and/or exit ... 17
4.1.2 Sanctions related to unauthorized employment ...20
4.2 Detention ...20
4.3 Expulsion/Removal ... 21
4.4 Toleration of Irregular Status ...23
5. Possibilities for Regularization ...23
6. Irregular Migrants and Access to Rights ...26
6.1 Employment Rights ...28
6.2 Social Rights ... 30
6.2.1 Access to health care ... 30
6.2.2 Access to education ... 31
6.2.3 Other social rights: Housing and trade union rights ...32
6.3 Rights of Specific “Migrant” Groups: Domestic Workers ... 32
7. Inter-state Cooperation ... 33
8. Conclusions ... 36
Select General References ...38
Annex ... 39
Additional information:
Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM)
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/11296
External link: http://www.carim.org/
Series/Number: [Migration Policy Centre]; [CARIM-South]; CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes; 2009/01; Irregular Migration Series; Legal Module