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'Tinder for jobs': Brussels unveils plan to match migrants with EU jobs amid labour shortages
euronews (in English)
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15/11/2023
The European Commission has tabled plans for a new platform to match migrants with job offers across the bloc as concerns mount over an increasingly tight EU labour market.
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We have today around 10 million third-country nationals employed in the European Union.
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And without them, we will not, we will stop actually, because they are essential in our
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labor market.
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When we look at the demography, we're going to need, until 2030, seven more million people
00:51
in the workforce, just because of demography.
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(music)
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You should not forget that we have an untapped potential for the EU domestic workforce, but
01:25
it's not enough.
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Europe is engaged in a global race for talent.
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The same way that we are fighting a global race for raw materials or energy, we're also
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fighting a global race for talent.
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And we have very powerful competitors who have straightforward avenues for third-country
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nationals, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
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(music)
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This is not about a fortress Europe.
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This is about a Europe open for business in a way which is orderly and regulated.
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There are many populists and demagogues in Europe that they claim miracle solutions to
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sort out the migration problems.
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We are in the line of business of good solutions that make an impact on the ground.
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