About 7% of entrepreneurs in Belgium are not citizens of the country. In Brussels, the figure jumps to 27%, and in Antwerp, the figure stands at about 15%, making the city the most attractive to immigrant entrepreneurs in Flanders. This data comes from the Unizo organization, with data available from the national service for social…
A program to get the young and unemployed to work has produced positive results. The daily _De Standard’ reports that the number of youth under 26 that are looking for work has fallen by 39% since the Youth Unemployment Plan was launched two years ago. The Youth Unemployment plan was brought in two years ago…
A new poll released by the EU placed Belgium third among twenty-five countries in helping immigrants settle in. The study examines various factors including employment rights, anti-racism laws, and the possibility of permanent residents and family reunification.
The employment agency Randstad reports that 60% of workers in Belgium do not approve of wearing a headscarf or other religious symbol to work, citing its inappropriateness. The study also includes a large, but lesser disapproval of piercings, tattoos, and other displays.
Senators announced on Thursday that they had reached an agreement on immigration reform that would constitute the biggest change in immigration law and policy in over 20 years. The bill would strengthen border patrol while creating a path toward legalization for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States. Permission to…
