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Seasonal workers from non-EU countries play an important role at the labour markets of the EU Member States. Short-term migration of seasonal nature represents one of the possibilities to replace the lack of workforce. Since adoption of the Seasonal Workers Directive in 2016, the EU has harmonized the conditions of seasonal workers´ entry to the labour market as well as their rights. The Synthesis Report “Attracting and protecting the rights of seasonal workers in the EU and United Kingdom” analysis the current situation and developments in the area of legislation and policies in this regard that were adopted by the Member States especially in 2019. Where relevant, it covers the period of the past five years, including the statistics.

The European Commission published the 32nd edition of the EMN Bulletin. It informs about the developments, outputs and statistics in different areas of migration, integration and international protection at the level of the European Union and its Member States from July to September 2020. It includes the measures taken by the Member States in relation to the COVID-19 pandemics. You can download the Bulletin here.

On 11 November 2020 the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic co-organized a film screening of the film One Way Ticket as part of the film festival One World. The film tells a story about a huge life change of refugees who were resettled from a refugee camp to the US. The online screening was watched by 203 spectators.

We invite you to watch the documentary film One Way Ticket that tells a story of refugees who are facing a huge life change. Join also an online discussion about life in a refugee camp and how also we can help them. The film as well as the discussion will be available online during the One World Festival on 11 November 2020.

Measures taken by the EU and OECD countries to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the employment of foreigners. Decrease of economic activity reduced the demand for work in the sectors where migrants are employed, such as tourism and hospitality sector. On the other hand, as a result of travel restrictions, several countries experienced labour shortages, particularly in seasonal agricultural work. The joint EMN and OECD Inform maps the situation of third-country nationals who planned to enter the EU and the migrants entering non-EU OECD countries aiming to be employed in essential sectors (healthcare, agriculture, etc.) as well as those already residing in the EU and other OECD countries.