Reports & Leaflets

Workers on the Move: Past Lessons and Future Perspectives on Ireland’s Labour Migration

While almost twenty years have passed since Ireland first became a country of positive net migration, little attention has been given to the lessons learned throughout this period. Workers on the Move provides a comprehensive overview of labour migration in Ireland – from policy to reality.
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Protection, Resettlement and Integration: Ireland’s Response to the Refugee & Migration Crisis

Protection, Resettlement and Integration: Ireland’s Response to the Refugee and Migration Crisis This report makes a series of recommendations to the Irish government, including: Making family reunification a reality without systematic barriers to allow refugees resettle in Ireland; Encouraging EU
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All Work and Low Pay: The Experience of Migrants Working in Ireland

November 2015: New research conducted with migrants working in low-paid sectors in Ireland has revealed that exploitation, lack of progression and discrimination are rife. Migrants working in the restaurant sector, security, home care and domestic work were surveyed and highlighted
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IHREC Home Care Project

In 2015, MRCI worked with SIPTU and the Carers’ Association on a project funded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to develop employment guidelines for the home care sector, which can be downloaded in full here: Employment Guidelines in the Home
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Ireland is Home: Survey & policy paper on the lives of undocumented migrants in Ireland

Ireland is Home Infographic and Policy Paper Between August and October 2014, MRCI surveyed 540 undocumented migrants living in Ireland. The respondents opened up about their work, their lives and their families. The findings demonstrate the need for the Government to introduce
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