Memo: Commissioner Malmström welcomes agreement on migrant seasonal workers

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Series Details MEMO/13/941 (29.10.13)
Publication Date 29/10/2013
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Non-EU seasonal workers will get better working and living conditions, including a minimum wage and proper accommodation, under a draft law agreed by Parliament and Council and backed by national governments on 29 October 2013.

These rules aim both to end exploitation and to prevent temporary stays from becoming permanent. They are to be put to a plenary vote in January 2014. The European Commission estimates that over 100,000 third-country seasonal workers come to the EU every year.

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European Parliament: Press Release, 29.10.13: Non-EU seasonal workers: EP/Council deal on better social rights and conditions http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131029IPR23320/
ESO: Background information: European Commission proposes common entry and residence conditions for third-country seasonal workers http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-proposes-common-entry-and-residence-conditions-for-third-country-seasonal-workers/

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