Waterford Integration Services and Europe Direct Waterford are pleased to invite you to an event organised in partnership with IOM Ireland, (International Organisation for Migration), to raise awareness of the Undocumented living in Waterford and the Southeast of Ireland.

As humanitarian organisations we respond to issues of discrimination and exploitation of certain groups when trying to access employment and enterprise opportunities and other services. In recent times the Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted the inequalities, disparities, and discrimination that the undocumented face when seeking access to services and employment or when trying to exercise their right to a safe and secure workplace.

Through our various services and programmes, we support excluded and marginalised groups, and contribute to social cohesion and policy development. Through this plenary and online event, we want to raise awareness of the plight of the undocumented and provide a forum for dialogue and information exchange.

It will feature contributions by a range of guest speakers and representations from civil society organisations:

Schedule – 11am – 1pm

10:55am – Registration opens for online participants

11:00am – Welcome by Waterford Integration Services – Anne Nolan

11:05am – Introduction by Dr Allison Kenneally – Moderator, WIT

11:15am – Eghide Dhala – International Organisation for Migration Ireland (IOM)

11:25am – Catherine Cosgrave – Immigrant Council of Ireland

11:35am – Dr Brendan O’Caoimh – Waterford Migrant Integration Strategy

11:45am – Don Tuohy – Waterford City & County Council

11:55am – Comfort break

12:00pm – Richard King – Crosscare

12:10pm – Toluwani Aekhomen – LTI Pathways to Employment Programme

12:15pm – Ethel Buckley – SIPTU

12:20pm – Sinead Cummins – Work Matters & Europe Direct

12:25pm – Marc Mbanda – Coordinator Migrant Integration Strategy

12:30pm – Q & A

1:00pm – Close of online proceedings

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hidden-migrants-the-undocumented-tickets-191989554927

Hosted by Europe Direct, Waterford