The seasonal worker provision, sought by a coalition of industry groups that include hotels, restaurants, ski and beach resorts, construction companies and seafood processors, allows U.S. companies to bring in far more than the 66,000 workers a year that have been permitted to obtain visas in the past. The H-2B visa program does not include farm workers. The Departments of Labor … Continue reading
Most of third-country workers in the EU find a job in the agriculture and tourism sectors, but the labour market segmentation divides them into first and second class. The actual figures of third-country seasonal workers employed every year in the EU are very difficult to get, but according to European Commission calculations they would be around … Continue reading