Third-country nationals on the EU labour market

This working paper describes the position of TCNs on the EU labour market. This position is the result of an interaction between the immigration pathways enshrined in national immigration law regimes and the labour market access and the enforcement of labour standards in the country where TCNs carry out their work. The first paragraph provides basic data that are available both with quantitative and qualitative information that can be found in studies and reports. The second paragraph sketches out the regulatory framework of applicable rules and regulation regarding labour standards and social security. The third paragraph looks after the, sometimes problematic, enforcement of the TCNs rights. The resuming part ends with considerations concerning the strengthening of the position of TCNs, starting from a fair recruitment to equal treatment at the workplace.