Free movement of EU workers has worked for Switzerland – so far - SWI swissinfo.ch

A government report underscores the importance of Switzerland’s free-movement accords with the European Union – and offers Britain a potential glim...

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07/07/2016

A government report underscores the importance of Switzerland’s free-movement accords with the European Union – and offers Britain a potential glimpse of life after Brexit under the Swiss model. 

Since 2002, the Swiss labour force has increased by 812,000 people – a rise of 13.6% – and slightly more than half were either foreign or “cross-border” workers. 

Some 337,000 were Swiss; another 331,000 were foreign workers living in Switzerland. The other 144,000 were workers who regularly cross borders from among the five countries that surround Switzerland: Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Liechtenstein.