Latest news and stories about labor market in immigration in Portugal for expats and residents.
Applications for the Integrar para a Construção training program close this Sunday, July 5th. The initiative offers 500 places for immigrants with valid residence permits to develop technical skills and language proficiency for the construction sector.
Net migration of foreign nationals in Portugal fell by half in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to data from the BdP. The central bank reports that monthly net entries dropped from 13,200 in 2024 to 6,200 in 2025, driven by a combination of fewer arrivals and an increase in departures. The bank warns that this trend may impact employment growth and labor market availability.
Cristina Casalinho explores the vital role of civil society in developing practical solutions for the integration of an unprecedented number of migrants.
Ricardo Gonçalves Cerqueira, CEO of Rekeep Portugal, argues that the Portuguese economy relies heavily on immigrant labor to meet current operational demands, despite rising political pressure to tighten immigration policies.
Protocol for hiring workers in countries of origin has received over 21,600 applications in a year and a half. 12,000 visas have been issued, with agriculture and construction accounting for 92%.
Portugal has a shortage of skilled labour in engineering, logistics, and even healthcare – and underutilised immigrant talent that could fill it.
Joel Vasconcelos, general manager of Lusomorango, is the 90th guest on the podcast “E Se Corre Bem?”. He describes his school and academic path as “strange”, since, despite having completed secondary school in the sciences, he ended up pursuing a degree in History. And, curiously, the role he has today has nothing to do with it...
The sector saw a 9% increase in drivers over the past year, driven by a significant rise in drivers from Bangladesh (35%), Cape Verde (29%), and Pakistan (20%).
'There is almost a green lane' for those who want to come to Portugal to work, considered Manuel Castro Almeida, pointing to the drop in the unemployment rate.
Even so, he rejects indiscriminate entries. Furthermore, the General Inspectorate for Health Activities has archived the case of the pregnant woman who lost her baby after visiting five hospitals.
The right blames Spain for the extraordinary legalisation of immigrants. It turns out that immigrants are necessary to keep an economy running that grew by 2.7% in the second quarter of 2026. A column by Ana Sá Lopes.
A large portion of the immigrants came in a desperate rush for a job they never found.
The Portuguese Assistant Secretary of State and Labour, Adriano Rafael Moreira, said today in Maputo that Portugal will recruit almost 160 Mozambican workers this year for the transport, metalworking, and civil construction sectors.
Despite the increase in the resident population in Portugal, achieved thanks to the arrival of immigrants, the country continues to age. The number of people of working age does not compensate for those reaching retirement age.
Switzerland is expected to reject a proposal to cap the population at 10 million, according to Bloomberg (paywall), in a vote that would have unprecedentedly curbed immigration in an advanced economy. Projections from public broadcaster SRF pointed to 55% against the initiative, while partial official results showed 53.8% voting 'no' to...
Portugal has become a country of immigration while remaining a country of emigration. It imports low-skilled labour and exports skilled labour: it is a recipe for impoverishment.
The AIMA tourism initiative in Portugal aims to qualify and integrate immigrants into the Portuguese labour market, focusing on strengthening the workforce in tourism, particularly in hotels and restaurants.
