Workers from foreign backgrounds face disadvantage

Eurofound News September 2011

People from another country or from another ethnic group can face disadvantage in the labour market. In some countries, nationals who have a foreign background, or who are from another ethnic group, are more likely to work part time, or hold only temporary employment contracts. In addition, in some countries, such workers are more likely to work in the evening, at night or at weekends. A recently published report from Eurofound looks at the employment and working conditions of nationals with a foreign background and those with a different ethnic affiliation. It concludes that in many Member States, much remains to be learned about tackling work-related discrimination.
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