Transnational Newsletter, 3rd Issue, May 2007

The 1st of May gives "Crossing Borders!" another opportunity for transnational political communication. The theme of migrant labour was already central to the first two issues of "Crossing borders!" (see below), and it has become an important connecting point for the whole Frassanito Network. Remembering the huge migrants' mobilisations of the last year in the United States, as well as the struggles of migrants in Europe demanding the de-linking of residence permits from labour contracts, we want to discuss European policies for the management of migrant labour (page 1). Specifically, in this issue, we look at the conditions of migrant women as domestic workers and the key role they increasingly play in social reproduction (page 2). As usual, we report on some of the new experiences of struggle and communication emerging and consolidating everywhere (pages 3 and 4), signifying efforts in the autonomous organisation of migrant labour.
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