Dominant migration narratives have often focused on the figure of the male migrant, leaving women’s experiences and contributions comparatively overlooked.

Much of migrant women’s labour remains invisible because it takes place behind closed doors or in areas of public life where work is noticed only when it is absent. This applies both to paid, frequently informal work, such as domestic labour in private households, as well as unpaid care work that sustains families and communities. This invisibility often implies a lack of access to rights and opportunities to shape their own life conditions.

Yet invisibility should not be mistaken for passivity. The stories collected here reveal countless ways in which women exercised agency in their everyday lives, often expressed through small but meaningful acts: rejecting expectations (such as preparing meals or buying food), preserving personal routines, creating moments of joy, or carving out spaces of autonomy within restrictive circumstances. Acts of mutual support, care, celebration, and solidarity also became ways of maintaining dignity and joy in a daily life shaped by hard work.

Through the different testimonial formats presented here, we have explored how invisibility, and the forms of resistance that take shape within it, can be made more visible.