Trucker, fisherman, scientist… the voices of Brexit
They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers... AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected by Brexit
Romania’s seasonal workers sidestep lockdown out of necessity
Romanian workers are in high demand as farms and home care firms in western Europe clamour for help from the east, even with borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic could make another 25 million jobless: UN
The COVID-19 pandemic is also an economic crisis which will slash incomes and leave millions out of work, the United Nations says
Virus frontier closures hamper cross-border workers
Workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe face a difficult dilemma now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders
Report: EU workers avoid pre-Brexit Britain
Official government data suggests that the number of EU-born workers in Britain has risen by just 7,000 in the year to June, after an increase of 148,000 in the previous 12 months.