Break the chain of dependency and promote equal treatment of migrant

Joint statement on the revision of the Single Permit Directive Break the chain of dependency and promote equal treatment of migrant workers Joint statement on the revision of the Single Permit Directive November 2023 18 European networks and organisations, representing trade unions and NGOs, call on EU lawmakers not to trap migrant workers in exploitation, by ensuring a meaningful right to change. [...] The Spanish Presidency of the Council and European Parliament are working to reach a compromise on the revision of the EU Single Permit Directive, which creates a simplified application procedure for both work and residence permits and aims to promote equal and fair treatment of migrant workers. [...] This is the opposite to a right to change employer and would serve to tighten the bondage of migrant workers, serving the interests only of exploitative employers. [...] The proposal by the Council to allow governments to restrict access both to publicly subsidised housing and the private rental market represents a significant increase in housing discrimination, and risks making workers’ access to housing even more precarious and inadequate, as well as increasing risks of homelessness. [...] The Commission sought to clarify that this only applied to publicly subsidised housing, but the position of the Council is to allow governments to restrict access to the private rental market.