International: Latin-American unions criticize the “return” directive adopted by the EU

Public outrage on the American continent against the European directive concerning the return of illegal third-country nationals. Reactions are particularly bitter in Latin America: unions and political leaders named it "the Directive of Shame", judging that this measure "criminalizes immigrant workers", unjustly making them responsible for the economic crisis. (Ref. 080574)
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On June 20, two days after the European Parliament ratified the “return” directive, the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) – which represents over 50 million workers throughout the continent – sent a letter excoriating the new European migration policy. This declaration denounces the toughest clauses of the text : permitting the detention of people for up to 18 months before their expulsion, transferring immigrants towards transit countries which are not their country of origin, t

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