My Mobility Mentor (MMM)

Proportion carried out by legal entity (%): 34%.

Name of client: European Commission.

Origin of funding: European Commission - DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Detailed description of project:

My Mobility Mentor (MMM) works with migrant workers in Romania and Bulgaria who are travelling to Belgium, Italy, and the UK for employment. MMM targets 20-30 individuals from Romania and Bulgaria, those individuals who are the most vulnerable to exploitation and abuse (seasonal, agricultural, service sector workers), and connects them with migrant rights mentors in their host countries. The project aims to create a network of rights advisors who can mentor Bulgarian and Romanian workers moving to Belgium, Italy and the UK by providing them with information on moving to those countries to work, by mentoring them during their stay and by providing them with legal support should they need it.

Type of services provided:

The network of rights advisors provides and distributes information to EU migrant workers through:

A Dedicated Web Hub managed by ECAS

Pre-Departure Information Meetings

Post-Arrival “Town-Hall” Meetings

Feedback and Evaluation Meetings during the migrant stay in the host country

Legal Support provided through.

The mentoring of workers in each destination country

A secure members-only free movement discussion focusing on monitoring information sources, providing data on cases handled by the partners and proposals for a wider network.

Name of work group:

Law Centres Network - National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux Romania-

International University College of Turin (-

FAR (Bulgaria) - Indvandrer Raadgivningen (Denmark) -

Centre for Cross Border Studies