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Switzerland: Introduction of immigration quotas

Announcement

09 Feb 2014

In February 2014, the Swiss government announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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No implementation date

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Announced: 09 Feb 2014
Labour market access
On 9 February 2014, the Swiss people voted in favour of quantitative limits to restrict residence permits for foreign nationals. The aim of this popular initiative is to 'stop mass immigration' (Press...
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