fair working conditions in europe: closing the gap for all migrant workers

Migrant workers generally receive lower wages and fewer benefits and work longer and more irregular working hours. The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan are meant to act as a compass toward a robust social Europe. Translated into ambitious and transversal policies, it has real potential to improve the well-being of people in Europe, including marginalised groups, by promoting equal opportunities and access to the labor market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion. The revision of the EPSR Action Plan provides a timely opportunity to embed migrant workers’ rights at the heart of EU social policy, recognising the lived realities of migrant workers, ensuring that fair working conditions and fundamental labour rights are not contingent on migration status.

This brief examines paths to close the gap in justice and protection of rights for all migrant workers at this urgent moment.