Sign up: CGM-workshop (27/02)

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Met veel enthousiasme presenteren we het programma van onze jaarlijkse CGM-studiedag! Op donderdag 27 februari organiseert het CGM in Leuven een boeiende workshop over de ervaringen van vrouwelijke arbeidsmigranten in de Lage Landen.

Wat kun je verwachten? Inspirerende presentaties, postersessies en vooral veel ruimte voor interactie en discussie. We sluiten de dag af met een gezellige borrel – de perfecte gelegenheid om na te praten en te netwerken.

Zin om erbij te zijn? Ontdek het volledige programma onderaan en schrijf je snel in via deze link: CGM workshop: ‘Female labour migrants in the Low Countries’ — KADOC. Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving.

We kijken ernaar uit je te verwelkomen!

We are thrilled to present the program of our annual CGM Study Day! On Thursday, February 27th, the CGM is hosting an exciting workshop in Leuven on the experiences of female labour migrants in the Low Countries.

What’s in store? Inspiring presentations, poster sessions, and plenty of opportunities for interaction and discussion. We’ll wrap up the day with a relaxed networking reception – the perfect chance to connect and share ideas.

Interested in joining us? Check out the full program below and sign up via this link: CGM workshop: ‘Female labour migrants in the Low Countries’ — KADOC. Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Praktische info / Practical details

Voorlopig programma (wordt aangevuld) / Preliminary program (to be completed)

  • 12:45-13:00: Ontvangst / reception
  • 13:00-13:15: Welkomstwoord / Opening speech
  • 13:15-13:30: Voorstelling FeMig.Lab-project door Anna-Elisabeth Hampel (MINOR) / Presentation FeMigLab-project by Anna-Elisabeth Hampel (MINOR)
  • 13:30-14:30: Presentations
    • Mila Lemmens (Sprekende Geschiedenis): Forty Women Never to Be Forgotten: Oral Histories of Self-Organizations by Women from Turkey and Morocco in the Netherlands
    • Maria Bruquetas Callejo & Franny Paren (FairWork Nederland): Migrant women working as live-in care workers in the Netherlands: insights from research and NGO perspectives
    • Neslihan Dogan (Universiteit Gent): Connecting home, family, and community. A study into the trajectories and roles of Turkish migrant women in Ghent between 1964 and 1979.
  • 14:30-15:00: Discussie en vragen / Discussion moment
  • 15:00-15:30: Koffiepauze / Coffee break
  • 15:30-16:30: Presentaties / Presentations
    • Chiara Giordano (Université Libre de Bruxelles): The public, the private and “the hidden”: the use of undeclared work in home care for older people in Belgium
    • Nora Ikoubaân: Reproductive labor histories of the second generation Moroccan women in Mechelen
    • Stefaan Peirsman (ACV): Are we facing a new ‘wave’ of migrant workers? A casestudy: Recruting nurses from India
  • 16:30-17:00: Discussie en vragen / Discussion moment
  • 17:00-18:00: Borrel en posterpresentaties / Reception and poster session
    • Poster sessions:
      • Farida Zaouad
      • Poli Roumeliotis
      • Dea Vandenbrande (UAntwerpen) – Une Opinion courante que Vénus est une amie de Bacchus. The importance of female immigrants in informal sex work circuits in inns during Antwerp’s occupation, 1914 – 1918.
      • Sarah Scheepers (Ellavzw)

Biographical info presenters

Mila Lemmens is a cultural scientist and freelance project officer and researcher. She is affiliated with the Dutch Oral History Hub ”Sprekende Geschiedenis” and contributed to their Oral History project ‘The History of the Women’s Movement by Women from Turkey and Morocco in 40 Stories’.

Franny Parren is a Programme Coordinator at FairWork, a Dutch non-governmental organization dedicated to combating labour exploitation. Her work focuses on supporting migrant workers in the Netherlands, particularly those employed in private and informal sectors such as domestic and 24-hour care workers. She advocates for the recognition of labour rights for vulnerable migrant workers and victims of exploitation.

María Bruquetas Callejo has a PhD in sociology from the University of Amsterdam. She has been lecturer and researcher at the UvA, Amsterdam University College and at the Radboud University Nijmegen. As a researcher her work deals with migration and welfare state policies from a comparative perspective. Since 2022, she works at FairWork supporting labour migrants in the Netherlands who are victims of labour exploitation. She coordinates the Spanish speaking and Arabic speaking teams.

Neslihan Dogan is a (public) historian with a passion for history from below. She worked at the Heritage Cell of Ghent on a co-creative youth project about Ghent-Turkish heritage. In the past, she conducted research on first-generation Turkish women and their role in migration (Amsab-ISG). She also contributed as an editor to the Canvas series ‘Children of Migration’ and, as part of the European project ‘Collection of the People of Ghent’, she researched the history of social housing in the CIAM Watersportbaan district of Ghent. Since January 2025, she has been pursuing a PhD on the first generation of Turkish women in Ghent under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gita Deneckere, Prof. Dr. Chia Longman, and Prof. Dr. Margo De Koster at Ghent University (UGent).

Chiara Giordano  holds a PhD in Economic Sociology and Labour Studies / doctorat en sciences sociales et politiques, which she has accomplished in co-tutorship between the university of Milan (Università Statale di Milano) and the university of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles). She also holds an advanced master’s degree in Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities. She is currently working as a chargée de recherches FNRS at the Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration and Equality (GERME) of the University of Brussels (ULB). Her research interests include female migration, domestic and care work, gender and ethnic inequalities and discriminations, and intersectionality. 

Farida Zaouad is a spoken-word artist who initiated several cultural and heritage projects on experiences of migrant women. She created WOOM (‘Women Only Open Mic’), a platform where women with a migrant background practice to express their experiences through spoken word performances and slam poetry.

Poli Roumeliotis is a historian who coordinates the project ‘InSkipperStreet’ on the history of Greek sailors in Antwerp.

Stefaan Peirsman works as diversity coordinator for the Christian trade union ACV.

Dea Van den Brande graduated at the University of Antwerp in 2024, specializing in the social and economic history of sex workers. Her research focused on the organization of the labour group within a repressive and stigmatized society. Currently she is working as a PhD-Candidate at the department of History (UA) as a part of the Social History of Finance project under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Oscar Gelderblom and Prof. Dr. Hilde Greefs. Within this project she investigates the financial lives of Antwerp Immigrants between the 19th-20th centuries.

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