Seasonal Workers Directive.127 Greece is not a stranger to this type of agreements, as they have
been successfully applied with Egypt, Bulgaria and Albania.128 This would provide an economic
incentive to countries of origin for cooperation in the field of readmission and reduce the
number of irregular arrivals for work-related reasons, tackling thus irregular migration at its
source.
127
See Proposition of Directive on common entry and residence conditions for third country seasonal workers as
in “Commissioner Malstrom welcomes agreement on migrant seasonal workers”, Brussels, 29 October 2013, available at
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-941_en.htm
128
See Global Forum on Migration and Development, “Compendium of Good Practice Policy Elemnts in Bilateral
Temporary Labour Arrangements”, 2 December 2008, available at http://www.unhcr.org/50aa5cfc9.pdf
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