https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The canton of Vaud has rejected a proposal to follow Geneva’s lead in legalizing thousands of undocumented immigrants working in the region, reported news agencies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170308/vaud-refuses-to-copy-genevas-plan-for-legalizing-illegal-workers Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:07:24 +0100 vaud-refuses-to-copy-genevas-plan-for-legalizing-illegal-workers In a first for Switzerland, nearly 600 illegal workers have been ‘regularized’ since 2015 in a secret operation in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170223/geneva-reveals-secret-operation-to-legalize-illegal-workers Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:58:35 +0100 geneva-reveals-secret-operation-to-legalize-illegal-workers A 45-year-old Tunisian man has died in hospital after setting himself on fire at a petrol station in Nestal, in the canton of Glarus, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161027/illegal-immigrant-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:04:30 +0200 illegal-immigrant-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire More than 1,300 illegal immigrants attempted to get into Switzerland via a border with Italy in the first week of July, a new record. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160712/ticino-tackles-record-number-of-illegal-immigrants Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:55:24 +0200 ticino-tackles-record-number-of-illegal-immigrants Half of illegal immigrants in Switzerland work in private households, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160426/swiss-households-employ-half-of-illegal-immigrants Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:06:06 +0200 swiss-households-employ-half-of-illegal-immigrants