News & Events

OECD project on Health Workforce and Migration

21-Apr-2006

The expected outputs of this project include the preparation of a statistical compendium on the stock of health worker immigrants in OECD countries by detailed country of birth and occupation, a document on current trends and policies on the international mobility of health professionals, and a document based on an in-depth analysis of health workforce policies and trends and migration inter-actions in selected OECD countries (case studies).

OECD Stat Brief n°9 - The comparability of International Migration Statistics

07-Feb-2006

Why is it so difficult to get the international picture right with respect to the extent of migration flows? This Brief, which deals only with legal migration, as measured in the statistics of the receiving countries, explains the reasons and proposes some practical steps that could be taken to improve the situation.

Older workers: Living longer, working longer -- Second issue of the Directorate's Newsletter

17-Jan-2006

The second issue of the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Newsletter is now available. It focuses on the challenge of encouraging people to work longer as life expectancy increases, the topic of a recent high-level policy forum in Brussels.

Migration, Remittances and Development

25-Nov-2005

This publication presents the current situation with regard to the magnitude of migrants’ remittances to their countries of origin. In 2004, remittances exceeded official development aid in several emigration countries: they totalled USD 126 billion according to IMF estimates. Can remittances stimulate productive investments in the countries of origin? Can they spur economic and social development?

Beyond Borders: The OECD Database on the Foreign-Born and Expatriates

03-Nov-2005

In July 2003 the OECD launched a data collection in collaboration with national statistical offices of OECD countries, to obtain statistics on the foreign-born population for each OECD country by country of birth and educational attainment. The data were obtained in most cases from the 2000 round decennial population censuses. (Last update: November 2005)

A recent trend towards the stabilization of migration flows in OECD countries

24-Mar-2005

After several years of increase, international migration towards OECD member countries has shown a tendency  to stabilise in 2002-2003.

Migration for Employment: Bilateral Agreements at a Crossroads

07-Dec-2004

The publication presents an overview of bilateral agreements and other forms of labour recruitment of forigners in a number of OECD countries (Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States) and in the Philippines and Romania.

Migration et emploi : Les accords bilatéraux à la croisée des chemins

07-Dec-2004

Cette publication dresse un panorama des accords bilatéraux et des autres formes de recrutement de main-d'œuvre étrangère dans un certain nombre de pays de l'OCDE (Allemagne, États-Unis, France, Irlande, Italie, Pologne, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni et Suisse) ainsi qu'aux Philippines et en Roumanie.

The Economic and Social Aspects of Migration - Brussels, 21-22 January 2003

An International Conference on the Economic and Social Aspects of Migration, jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD, took place in Brussels on 21 and 22 January 2003. This conference analysed the social and economic challenges of migration in relation to the demographic structure and the economic situation of OECD Member countries, as well as labour market needs, and the prospects for the integration of immigrants and equal opportunities.
The conference provided the opportunity to identify the implications for future migration policies of the economic and social dimensions of migration. Using a comparative approach between European and non-European OECD Member countries, the role that migration could play in alleviating labour shortages and the best practices in the successful integration of immigrants were highlighted, including
the fundamental role played by women. The participants agreed on the need to improve communication, in order to better inform the public on the costs and benefits of immigration, to allow them to understand the grounds for the policies implemented by governments.