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UK Government's £4.2 Million Foreign Visa Bill Sparks Controversy
The UK government spent £566,000 on foreign employee visas in the first eight months after the July 2024 election, with the Department of Work and Pensions accounting for the largest share (£368,655), and is projected to spend £4.2 million by 2029.
UK Government's £4.2 Million Foreign Visa Bill Sparks Controversy
The UK government spent £566,000 on foreign employee visas in the first eight months after the July 2024 election, with the Department of Work and Pensions accounting for the largest share (£368,655), and is projected to spend £4.2 million by 2029.
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60% Bias Score
IHK Demands Transitional Rule for Foreign Apprentices to Combat Labor Shortage
The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce (IHK) demands a transitional regulation for foreign apprentices to bridge the gap between training completion and obtaining a new work permit, emphasizing that losing these skilled workers due to bureaucratic delays is detrimental during Germany's labor shortage.
IHK Demands Transitional Rule for Foreign Apprentices to Combat Labor Shortage
The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce (IHK) demands a transitional regulation for foreign apprentices to bridge the gap between training completion and obtaining a new work permit, emphasizing that losing these skilled workers due to bureaucratic delays is detrimental during Germany's labor shortage.
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48% Bias Score
Foreign Workers Fuel Spain's Economic Boom
Spain's 3% economic growth in 2023, outpacing the eurozone and U.S., is largely due to 45% of new jobs being filled by roughly half a million foreign-born workers since 2022, who now comprise 13% of Spain's workforce and are credited with sustaining the nation's social security system.
Foreign Workers Fuel Spain's Economic Boom
Spain's 3% economic growth in 2023, outpacing the eurozone and U.S., is largely due to 45% of new jobs being filled by roughly half a million foreign-born workers since 2022, who now comprise 13% of Spain's workforce and are credited with sustaining the nation's social security system.
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48% Bias Score
Macedonia Simplifies Foreign Worker Visas for Corridor Construction
North Macedonia's Ministry of Interior proposed amendments to the Law on Foreigners to streamline the process of employing foreign workers, particularly for the construction of Corridors 8 and 10d, addressing prior procedural inconsistencies and aiming for faster project completion. The draft law, p...
Macedonia Simplifies Foreign Worker Visas for Corridor Construction
North Macedonia's Ministry of Interior proposed amendments to the Law on Foreigners to streamline the process of employing foreign workers, particularly for the construction of Corridors 8 and 10d, addressing prior procedural inconsistencies and aiming for faster project completion. The draft law, p...
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36% Bias Score
Record High: Foreign Workers Drive Spain's 2024 Job Growth
In 2024, Spain created 501,952 jobs, with 42.2% (212,042) filled by foreign nationals—the highest proportion since 2008, exceeding even pre-2008 levels, driven by sustained higher growth rates in foreign worker employment compared to Spanish workers since 2015.
Record High: Foreign Workers Drive Spain's 2024 Job Growth
In 2024, Spain created 501,952 jobs, with 42.2% (212,042) filled by foreign nationals—the highest proportion since 2008, exceeding even pre-2008 levels, driven by sustained higher growth rates in foreign worker employment compared to Spanish workers since 2015.
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44% Bias Score
Russia Approves Quotas for 235,000 Foreign Workers in 2025
Russia approved quotas for 235,000 foreign workers in 2025 due to labor shortages across various sectors, with a significant portion (1700) needed for a new meat processing plant in Pskov Oblast, which will produce 284,000 tons of products and export to Cuba, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, illustrating reg...
Russia Approves Quotas for 235,000 Foreign Workers in 2025
Russia approved quotas for 235,000 foreign workers in 2025 due to labor shortages across various sectors, with a significant portion (1700) needed for a new meat processing plant in Pskov Oblast, which will produce 284,000 tons of products and export to Cuba, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, illustrating reg...
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48% Bias Score
Foreign Workers Crucial to Eurozone Economic Growth, ECB Study Finds
A European Central Bank study reveals that foreign workers comprised half of the Eurozone's workforce growth in the last three years, significantly mitigating labor shortages and boosting economic growth, particularly in Germany and Spain, while Italy focused on domestic labor.
Foreign Workers Crucial to Eurozone Economic Growth, ECB Study Finds
A European Central Bank study reveals that foreign workers comprised half of the Eurozone's workforce growth in the last three years, significantly mitigating labor shortages and boosting economic growth, particularly in Germany and Spain, while Italy focused on domestic labor.
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36% Bias Score
Spain's Successful Integration of Foreign Workers Fuels Economic Growth
Spain's continued regularization policy will add nearly one million foreign workers to its workforce over the next few years, successfully filling labor demands and contributing to economic growth, despite concerns about mass migration among neighboring countries.
Spain's Successful Integration of Foreign Workers Fuels Economic Growth
Spain's continued regularization policy will add nearly one million foreign workers to its workforce over the next few years, successfully filling labor demands and contributing to economic growth, despite concerns about mass migration among neighboring countries.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Debates Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment Amidst High Unemployment
Spain's Social Security Minister proposes expanding foreign worker recruitment to address labor shortages, sparking debate about potential impacts on domestic employment and wages, with concerns raised about worker exploitation.
Spain Debates Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment Amidst High Unemployment
Spain's Social Security Minister proposes expanding foreign worker recruitment to address labor shortages, sparking debate about potential impacts on domestic employment and wages, with concerns raised about worker exploitation.
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48% Bias Score
Spain's Ministries Clash Over Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment
Spain's Ministry of Inclusion seeks to expand the catalog of hard-to-fill jobs to boost foreign worker recruitment, clashing with the Ministry of Labor, which cites a low overall vacancy rate (0.9%) and highlights the need for objective criteria in selecting occupations, despite 42.8% of companies r...
Spain's Ministries Clash Over Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment
Spain's Ministry of Inclusion seeks to expand the catalog of hard-to-fill jobs to boost foreign worker recruitment, clashing with the Ministry of Labor, which cites a low overall vacancy rate (0.9%) and highlights the need for objective criteria in selecting occupations, despite 42.8% of companies r...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Businesses Hired Record Number of Foreign Workers in 2024
Despite campaigning on a promise to hire American workers, Donald Trump's businesses received government approval in 2024 to hire 209 foreign workers, nearly double the number a decade prior, for roles including cooks, housekeepers and waiters, primarily using the H-2B visa program.
Trump Businesses Hired Record Number of Foreign Workers in 2024
Despite campaigning on a promise to hire American workers, Donald Trump's businesses received government approval in 2024 to hire 209 foreign workers, nearly double the number a decade prior, for roles including cooks, housekeepers and waiters, primarily using the H-2B visa program.
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52% Bias Score
Foreign Workers Drive Spain's Employment Growth
Driven by a 7.85% year-on-year increase in foreign worker affiliation (reaching 2,876,972 in November 2022), Spain's employment growth is fueled by immigration, with plans to regularize 900,000 immigrants by 2027 to bolster the 22 million worker target.
Foreign Workers Drive Spain's Employment Growth
Driven by a 7.85% year-on-year increase in foreign worker affiliation (reaching 2,876,972 in November 2022), Spain's employment growth is fueled by immigration, with plans to regularize 900,000 immigrants by 2027 to bolster the 22 million worker target.
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48% Bias Score
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