Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Cross-border workers remain an integral part of the Swiss workforce

Keystone/Ti-Press

At the end of 2016, 318,500 cross-border workers were active in Switzerland, an increase of almost 4% on the previous year.

They made up over a quarter of the workforce in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino and more than 10% in Lake Geneva and northwestern Switzerland.

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

In compliance with the JTI standards

More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative

You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR