The International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a new report entitled 'Migrant Wage Inequality: Understanding the Wage Differences between Migrants and Nationals' which reveals that in high-income countries, migrant workers earn on average 13% less than national workers.
While the European Union recorded an average wage gap of about 9%, in Austria the gap reached 25%, 42% in Cyprus and 30% in Italy. Finland is the only country below the general average with a 9 percent gap between migrant and national workers.
While playing a fundamental role in many economies, migrant workers "often face unequal treatment in the labor market, particularly with regard to wages, access to employment and training, working conditions, social security and trade union rights," said Michelle Leighton, Chief of the ILO's Labour Migration Department.
Beyond the wage gap, migrant workers also face discrimination, particularly during the recruitment process, as migrants with higher education are less likely to obtain employment in higher occupational categories and often occupy positions that do not match their training and skills.
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