Fact 10: The contribution

Refugees and migrants actively contribute to social and economic development by:

• addressing labour market imbalances (for example, boosting the working-age population);
• contributing to cultural diversity;
• contributing through taxes and other social contributions to public infrastructure (in most countries, refugees and migrants contribute more than they receive in individual benefits); and
• sending remittances back to family and friends in their country of origin.

Read further  Report on the health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region: no public health without refugee and migrant health (2018)

These 10 facts summarize key issues on refugee and migrant health in the WHO European Region.