Migrants face a number of barriers when it comes to accessing the labour market, resulting in high rates of unemployment in all three regions of the country, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Ghent. In Wallonia, more than half of non-European foreigners aged 25-64 are considered “inactive” in the labour market, meaning they are unemployed and not actively looking for employment. In Brussels, that number is 43.1% and in Flanders, 41.1%.
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