Migrant Workers In Limbo As Austrian Ski Resorts Reopen
Text size Picture by Joe Klamar. Video by Celine Jankowiak Austria's ski lifts may be operating but as the country struggles to control coronavirus infections, the sector expects a subdued season -- and migrant workers who depend on it face an uncertain winter. In a normal year they would be part of one of Europe’s largest seasonal labour migrations. In western Austria's Tyrol province alone, more than 31,000 foreign workers are needed when its 80 ski resorts are in full swing, according to one estimate. But events in Ischgl, the village that became one of Europe's first major coronav...