Authorities announced that they had expanded access to the labour market for asylum applicants (if they have already submitted their application). Authorities hope that they can help make up for the lack of workforce – particularly seasonal workers – in the country.
From 20 March 2020, the Brussels local government will be hosting 100 homeless people, including migrants, in a hotel in Brussels. Médecins Sans Frontières will provide medical care for those accommodated in the hotel.
- L. Kihl, “Coronavirus: Un Hôtel Bruxellois pour Confiner les Migrants à la Rue,” Le Soir, 20 March 2020, https://www.lesoir.be/288901/article/2020-03-20/coronavirus-un-hotel-bruxellois-pour-confiner-les-migrants-la-rue
- Le Soir, “Confinement: Le Kern Annonce une Série de Nouvelle Mesures Socio-Economiques,” 11 April 2020, https://www.lesoir.be/293966/article/2020-04-11/confinement-le-kern-annonce-une-serie-de-nouvelles-mesures-socio-economiques
- Migrants Left Homeless Sitting on a Bench in a Park in Brussels, (Olivier Polet, 20 March 2020, Le Soir, “Coronavirus: Un Hôtel Bruxellois Pour Confiner les Migrants à la Rue,” https://www.lesoir.be/288901/article/2020-03-20/coronavirus-un-hotel-bruxellois-pour-confiner-les-migrants-la-rue)
