There are over 150 million migrant workers in the world.

The RIGHTS project seeks to understand how the rights of low skilled migrant workers are shaped by origin and destination states, interstate dialogues, and the involvement of civil society and international organisations.

What’s involved

ACTORS

How are migrant rights shaped by various actors?

DIALOGUE

Where and when do actors meet?

RIGHTS

What kind of rights are agreed?

The team

EVELYN ERSANILLI

Evelyn Ersanilli is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Principal Investigator of the RIGHTS project.

ANNISA SEKARINGRAT

Annisa Sekaringrat is a researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

JONATHAN PRESLEY

Jonathan Presley is a researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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