from Roar Mag, shared with thanks July 15, 2021
For the past 50 days, nearly 500 undocumented migrants have been on hunger strike in the Belgian capital of Brussels, demanding to be regularized.
Scene at the Béguinage church, one of the sites in Brussels where undocumented migrants are on hunger strike. Photo via The Left / Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Farida is 51 years old. She was born in Belgium. Her entire family has the Belgian nationality. Farida has a steady job. She cleans offices and public buildings, for €6-8 per hour. Her last application for a regularization of her administrative status got rejected and she has received a state-issued order to leave the territory.
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