Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status
Spain is set to implement a job-matching plan for migrants who are granted legal status as part of a program aimed at regularizing around 500,000 undocumented workers. The initiative, which has received over 200,000 applications in its first month, is designed to address labor shortages and support economic growth. The government aims to transition migrants from the informal economy to formal employment, collaborating with various sectors to assess labor demand.
- ▪Spain plans to match migrants to jobs under a program for 500,000 undocumented workers.
- ▪The government has received over 200,000 applications in the program's first month.
- ▪The job-matching strategy aims to reduce labor shortages in key sectors.
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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal statusSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxMoroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho DocePublished May 22, 2026, 05:00 PMUpdated May 22, 2026, 05:00 PMMADRID, May 22 - Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs under a programme to grant legal status to about 500,000 undocumented workers to help drive economic growth, the country's top immigration official told Reuters.The programme, announced in January, has been criticised by far-right leaders in Spain and across Europe, but the Socialist-led coalition government argues migration will…
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