The Migration Technicians Union (Sindicato dos Técnicos das Migrações or STM) called a 24-hour national strike covering all staff at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo or AIMA) for Tuesday. Workers are demanding a dedicated technical career structure, salary supplements comparable to police forces, and permanent contracts for cultural mediators. The union also criticized leadership instability and a lack of transparency regarding the status of AIMA president Pedro Portugal Gaspar.
AIMA staff plan 24-hour national strike on Tuesday
Monday, 5 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Pedro Gaspar is the president of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo or AIMA). His office is responsible for migration and asylum policies, so changes or statements from him affect migrants, asylum seekers and those using integration services in Portugal.
