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Economy: Migration falls again but will pick up with recovery, says OECD

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.

Naturalisation and the Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants and their Children (Seminar in Brussels, 14-15 October 2010)

20-Oct-2010

The Seminar was jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. John P. Martin, Director of the Directorate for Employment, labour and Social Affairs et OECD, presents his closing remarks.

Policy Brief on the International Migration of Health Workforce

12-Mar-2010

This joint OECD/WHO Policy Brief provides new insights on recent migration trends for doctors and nurses and discusses the main causes and consequences for destination and origin countries. Possible policy responses stressing the importance of improved international co-operation to address the global health workforce crisis are presented along with new updated data up to 2008.

The economic crisis had its greatest effect on free-movement migration

23-Feb-2010

Georges Lemaître, OECD international migration expert, has been interviewed on recent migration trends in the European Union. He’s presenting some recent flow data for the countries which have been affected the most by the crisis and gives some views on the extent to which government have control over migration flows.

International Mobility of Health Professionals and Health Workforce Management in Canada: Myths and Realities

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.

Migration of Health Workers: The UK Perspective to 2006

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.


Events

Seminar on Naturalisation and the Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants and their Children

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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