A thematic story in the Atlas of Demography highlights the key contribution of migrant workers to the EU labour market to address skills shortages.
A new JRC Technical Report looks at the labour market participation trends for natives, EU-born migrants and non-EU born migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report confirms that the pandemic had an unequal impact on the employment rates among native and migrant workers.
Low wages, lack of job security and social protection make migrant workers more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The current coronavirus pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to most European countries. A JRC analysis highlights the critical contribution of migrant workers to the ongoing effort to keep basic services running in the European Union during the coronavirus pandemic.
