EPSU raises concerns about the termination of employment contracts in European Asylum Support Office

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(12 April 2021) EPSU has sent a letter to European Commission representatives about the termination of employment contracts of 40 temporary workers at EASO operations in Italy. At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has left many workers without a job and sea arrivals of asylum-seekers to Italy continue, the termination of EASO labour contracts is extremely concerning.

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