Foreigners take up half of UK jobs
Britain is at the bottom of a European league of countries for getting jobs for its own citizens.
By Agencies |
LONDON: In the last one decade, more than half of all new jobs in the United Kingdom have gone to foreigners.
According to statistics provided by the House of Commons library, Britain is at the bottom of a European league of countries for getting jobs for its own citizens.
The figures compiled by using data from the European Labour Force Survey showed that, between 1997 and 2006, 54 per cent of all new jobs in Britain - 862,000 jobs - were taken by foreigners, compared to 731,000 jobs for Britons, the Telegraph reported.
The number of British nationals in the workforce during the same period went up by 2.8 per cent, compared to a 90 per cent increase in the number of foreigners.
Britain is ranked 11th out of 12 EU countries in a league table showing the increase of nationals in the workforce, behind Spain (32 per cent), France (13.6 per cent) and Germany (7.4 per cent). Only the Czech Republic was behind Britain.
Tory MP James Clappison said Britain's migration policies and the issuing of work permits was the reason behind this.
"Gordon Brown's boast of British jobs for British workers is substantially hollow," he said.
According to statistics provided by the House of Commons library, Britain is at the bottom of a European league of countries for getting jobs for its own citizens.
The figures compiled by using data from the European Labour Force Survey showed that, between 1997 and 2006, 54 per cent of all new jobs in Britain - 862,000 jobs - were taken by foreigners, compared to 731,000 jobs for Britons, the Telegraph reported.
The number of British nationals in the workforce during the same period went up by 2.8 per cent, compared to a 90 per cent increase in the number of foreigners.
Britain is ranked 11th out of 12 EU countries in a league table showing the increase of nationals in the workforce, behind Spain (32 per cent), France (13.6 per cent) and Germany (7.4 per cent). Only the Czech Republic was behind Britain.
Tory MP James Clappison said Britain's migration policies and the issuing of work permits was the reason behind this.
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"Gordon Brown's boast of British jobs for British workers is substantially hollow," he said.
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