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Topics: Racism, discrimination

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    First-generation migrant workers 10 times more likely to experience discrimination than natives

    First-generation migrant workers are 10 times more likely to report experiencing discrimination linked to race, ethnic background or colour than native workers; second-generation migrants are five times more likely. Overall, just 2% of workers reported discrimination on these grounds in the European Working Conditions Survey, but for those that are first-generation migrants this climbed to 10%.

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    Migrants in European labour markets are persistently disadvantaged by region of origin

    The integration of migrants from outside the EU into society is one of the key challenges that the Union must address to maintain social cohesion and equality. In this blog piece Enrique Fernández-Macías and Tania Paniagua de la Iglesia look at how well migrants and their descendants have integrated into the labour markets of EU Member States.

  • Europe must take action to protect LGBT people in the workplace

    Europe must take action to protect LGBT people in the workplace

    This article, originally posted on Social Europe Journal, is based on a comprehensive overview of surveys on the working life experiences of LGBT people in the EU. Read it in full here. 
    17 May is International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face distinct disadvantages in the labour market ranging from discrimination in rec