Migrant key workers and social cohesion in Europe
Mitchell, Gerry ; Morav, Liran
FEPS - Brussels
2022
195 p.
migrant worker ; migration policy ; agricultural sector ; healthcare worker ; care work ; social cohesion ; epidemic disease ; health impact assessment
Policy study
January 2022
Migration
English
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"Migration has become one of Europe's most politically divisive issues. This Policy Study concentrates on two critical sectors – agriculture and care – that depend on migrant labour to function, and it demonstrates that migrant workers are often invisible in society, routinely subjected to exploitative working conditions, denied the basic social rights and protections afforded to local workers.
Yet, enabling migrant workers to actively participate in the social, civic and political life of their communities is key to building solidarity and fostering more resilient and cohesive societies across Europe."
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