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12-Jul-2011
International migration fell in 2009, reflecting lower demand for workers in OECD countries for the second consecutive year after a decade of growth, according to a new OECD report. The 2011 International Migration Outlook says that migration into OECD countries fell by about 7% in 2009 to 4.3 million people, down from just over 4.5 million in 2008. Recent national data suggest migration numbers fell further in 2010.
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21-Oct-2010
The Seminar jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union took place in Brussels on 14-15 October 2010. John P. Martin, Director of the Directorate for Employment, labour and Social Affairs et OECD, presents his closing remarks.
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09-Sep-2010
The database on International Migration is LIVE. The tables contain data on foreign and foreign-born population, migration flows, naturalisations and labour market outcomes.
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27-Jan-2009
By Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General.
The topic of the integration of immigrants is a particularly important one in these challenging times as OECD countries grapple with the economic and financial crisis and the rapid rise of unemployment. Integration is difficult even in good times, so we need to double our efforts to manage it well in bad times.
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Helping immigrants and their children find work should be a priority, says OECD
17-Nov-2008
Immigrants in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Portugal are more likely to be unemployed or doing a job for which they are overqualified than people born in that country. Their children, even if born in the country and having left school with qualifications, also find it hard to find work, according to a new OECD report.
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29-Oct-2008
This report (Health Working Paper No. 40) examines the role played by immigrant health workers in the Canadian health workforce as well as the interactions between migration policies and education and health workforce management policies.
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29-Oct-2008
This paper (Health Working Paper No. 38) describes the migration of health workers to the U.K. until 2006 and potential future health expenditure.
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Greater international cooperation needed to address looming shortages of doctors and nurses, says OECD
22-Oct-2008
OECD countries should adopt a comprehensive approach to the looming shortage of health workers, reinforce international cooperation and better monitor health workforce policies and international migration of doctors and nurses, according to a new OECD report.
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Events
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from 14-Oct-2010 to 15-Oct-2010
A Seminar jointly organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD and the European Commission under the Belgian presidency of the European Union took place in Brussels on the 14 and 15 October 2010.
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on 15-Jun-2007
A seminar on the integration of immigrants into the labour market, jointly organised by the Portuguese Authorities and the OECD took place in Lisbon on 15 June 2007.
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