{"id":4370,"date":"2025-02-25T13:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emn.ee\/emn-study-illegal-employment-of-third-country-nationals-2017-2022-situation-analysis\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:52:29","slug":"emn-study-illegal-employment-of-third-country-nationals-2017-2022-situation-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emn.ee\/en\/emn-study-illegal-employment-of-third-country-nationals-2017-2022-situation-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"EMN Study on illegal employment of third-country nationals: 2017-2022 situation analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The illegal employment of third-country nationals continues to spark national debates across EMN Member Countries, particularly on its societal impact and the need for protection and regularisation of workers. 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