SPAIN: 1 IN 5 NEWLY-EMPLOYED IS FOREIGNER; IMMIGRANTS UP 31%
(ANSAmed) - MADRID, APRIL 29 - One out of five employees in
Spain is a foreigner, considering that the immigrants represent
21% of the total of the employees who signed employment
contracts in 2007, with an increase by 31% compared to the
previous year, news agency EFE reported, quoting a report of
consultancy Randstat.
Latin America is the place of origin for the majority of the
foreign employees, considering that almost one out of four
originates from Central America or South America. A total 32.8%
of the total of the immigrant employees, according to the
report, come from Africa and in particular 23.2% from North
Africa and the rest from Sub-Saharan Africa. The employees
coming from eastern Europe are on the rise and represent 33% of
the total immigrants.
As regards gender, there are less women employees coming from
Africa and Asia, compared to the ones coming from Latin America,
two immigrant employees from Latin America out of three are
women. (ANSAmed).
2008-04-29 14:46