A vulnerable workforce: migrant workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
Mazza, Jacopo ; Fassani, Francesco
European Commission ; Joint Research Centre, Ispra
Publications Office of the European Union - Luxembourg
2020
29 p.
epidemic disease ; migrant worker ; labour market ; employment ; income distribution ; precarious employment
JRC Technical Report
EUR 30225 EN
Migration
https://doi.org/10.2760/914810
English
Bibliogr.;Statistics;Charts
"This report analyses the labour conditions of migrant workers in the EU in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. By looking at the prevalence of temporary contracts, the position in the income distribution and the likelihood that jobs can be conducted from home for both key and other migrant workers, it highlights the potential and distinct vulnerabilities for these two groups. Foreign born workers - especially Extra- EU migrants - are at a disadvantage in all three dimensions: they are more likely to be in temporary employment, earn lower wages and have jobs that are less amenable to teleworking. The report concludes by identifying possible areas of policy intervention to address these vulnerabilities."
Digital
ISBN (PDF) : 978-92-76-18957-2
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