LABOUR European Parliament adopts new report on labour migration The European Parliament has adopted a new report on labour migration which includes several recommendations relevant to labour migrants with precarious or irregular status. The report acknowledges that the current framework regulating regular migration falls short of limiting labour exploitation. It recommends the use of temporary residence permits in cases of exploitation, improved workplace monitoring and complaints mechanisms, and for work permits to allow the worker to change employer. The report also calls on the European Commission to regulate recruitment agencies; to create pathways for workers across sectors; to analyse inefficiencies in labour market tests which do not respond to real labour market needs; and for the EU and its Member States to ratify the ILO Convention 189 on domestic work and ensure the full application of employment standards. New report outlines ways to protect people from severe labour exploitation during COVID-19 A new report by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre examines the impact on COVID-19 on “modern slavery”, identifies some good practices and provides recommendations, many which are relevant to undocumented migrants. The report highlights the importance of the economic and social support provided by some countries to undocumented migrants who have become unemployed during the pandemic, and who otherwise might be at greater risk of several labour exploitation due to loss of income. The report also recommends regularisation programmes and permit extensions to empower victims to report exploitation, as well as to facilitate access to healthcare and other support services, to ensure that all victims can access protection without discrimination. Potential for new obligations on companies to improve conditions for women migrant workers in food supply chains A new study, commissioned by Oxfam Germany and ActionAid France, examines the potential contribution that the forthcoming EU human rights and environmental due diligence legislation could make to the protection of women migrant workers in global food supply chains. The report highlights the particular vulnerability of undocumented women migrant workers to exploitation, and recommends that a gender and intersectional perspective should be mainstreamed into relevant policy documents. The report also asserts that access to effective remedy in the case of rights violations should apply to everyone regardless of immigration status. ILO new study highlights continued vulnerabilities of undocumented domestic workers Ten years after the adoption of the International Labour Organisation’s Domestic Workers’ Convention, a new ILO report finds significant challenges for domestic workers’ rights, and highlights the particular vulnerabilities facing undocumented domestic workers. The report finds that vulnerabilities have increased with job losses during the pandemic. The report recommends granting special protections or temporary residence permits to undocumented migrants so that people can report exploitation or abuse without fear of being reported to immigration enforcement. The report also calls for greater formalisation of domestic work, including through regularisation schemes, and for the enforcement of social and labour protection law for all domestic workers.