Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Total grants: €421,800.000
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) is a network organisation that seeks a world where human mobility is recognised as a normal reality, and where all people are guaranteed their human rights regardless of migration or residence status.
Bringing together a broad range of experience and expertise, PICUM generates and coordinates a humane and informed response to undocumented migrants’ realities and provides a platform for its members and partners to engage policy makers and the general public in the full realisation of their rights.
Founded in 2001 as an initiative of frontline organisations to mobilise support for undocumented migrants, today PICUM leads a network of 164 civil society organisations in 31 countries.
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
€151.800 Build
Belgium / Europe
With this grant, PICUM created and communicated a shared vision with the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition to better connect advocacy efforts across migration and digital policy.
They explored the financing of technology for border management, ahead of the the review of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and negotiations for the post-2027 budgetary period. And they supported their members to mobilise nationally to resist governments expanding data gathering for immigration control.
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
€270.000 Open call 2020
Belgium / Europe
With continued support from the European AI & Society Fund, PICUM worked more closely with digital rights groups on how the AI Act affects migration. This included preparing a briefing and proposed amendments, meeting with MEPs, and creating shared materials.
PICUM also applied digital rights to other areas of its work, such as children's privacy and workplace surveillance of migrant workers. It continues to share tools and analysis showing how AI and technology affect migrants, helping shape both the collective approach to the AI Act and wider understanding of technology and migration.
