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Work on international migration is based on continued monitoring of migration movements and policies in member countries and outside the OECD area, and in-depth analysis of the economic and social aspects of migration. This includes the role of migration in alleviating labor shortages, links between migration, demography and economic growth, and the fiscal impact of migration.
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28-Oct-2009
For the first time, the OECD has collected comprehensive data on the education levels and labour market outcomes of the native-born offspring of immigrants (the so-called “second generation”), compared with the offspring of natives in 16 OECD countries. The data are presented and analysed in a study that was prepared for a joint seminar of the European Commission and the OECD (1 and 2 October, Brussels) and has been published today on the OECD’s website.
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14-Aug-2009
Factors shaping international migration flows are complex and hard to predict. This publication explores the social, economic and environmental forces that may attract migrants to the OECD and those that may persuade migrants to emigrate or to stay. By analysing pull and push factors and constructing migration scenarios, this volume endeavors to cast light on key questions. Which factors will be major determinants of migration flows? Which OECD countries will look attractive for migrants? What kind of migration-related issues will policy makers likely be facing as 2030 approaches?
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03-Jul-2009
Before the crisis, immigrants were doing rather well on the labour market in Norway compared with other OECD countries. However, immigrants are now disproportionately affected by the ongoing economic downturn.This is especially the case for the many recent arrivals from the new EU member states. There is a risk that this can have a lasting effect on their future labour market outcomes. The current downturn is thus a “testing time” for the integration of immigrants in Norway, the report says.
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30-Jun-2009
The economic crisis is likely to cause the first major fall in the number of migrants coming to work in OECD countries since the 1980s, according to a new OECD report. This is already happening, for example, in Ireland, Spain and the UK, which were among the countries first hit by the downturn.
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During the first-ever OECD High-Level Policy Forum on Migration (Paris, 29-30 June 2009), ministers and senior officials in charge of migration and integration issues discussed the impact of the current economic crisis on international migration, management of labour migration movements and labour market integration of immigrants and their children.
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on 25-Jun-2009
The OECD Development Centre and FLACSO co-hosted a workshop on June 25th, 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica to discuss migration issues in Central America, focusing on the themes of governance of migration and the links between migration and labour markets.
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08-Apr-2009
NEW! 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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on 12-Feb-2009
Almost 300 participants from Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific region stressed that the financial and economic crisis reinforces the urgent need for comprehensive migration policies with a global approach. There was concurrence that well-managed labour migration can be advantageous for destination countries and bring significant benefits to origin countries thus contributing to poverty reduction. Participants called upon governments to develop coherent migration policies that take into account the development needs of both origin and receiving countries.
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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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18-Dec-2008
To celebrate the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 18th of December as International Migrants Day. As shown by the work of the Development Centre, migrants continue to be an important factor to promote development in their countries' of origin.
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17-Nov-2008
This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in four OECD countries - Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Portugal. The viability of future migration policies, in particular greater recourse to immigration, will depend to a large extent on how successful OECD countries and immigrants are in achieving the objective of successful integration in the labour market.
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from 13-Oct-2008 to 14-Oct-2008
The Second Meeting of the Group of National Experts brought together 58 participants representing 22 countries as well as international organisations and independent researchers. The meeting was designed to share experience, discuss additional research findings, hear about the progress made by other international organisations in the area and discuss the policy evaluation framework to be used for country reviews.
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22-Oct-2008
OECD countries face a challenge in responding to the growing demand for doctors and nurses over the next 20 years and should adopt a comprehensive approach to health human resources, reinforce international cooperation and better monitor health workforce policies and migration.
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14-Oct-2008
This SWAC publication reviews migration policies in the main OECD countries receiving West African migrants and analyses the recent discussions within Europe and West Africa.
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10-Sep-2008
OECD countries should adapt their labour migration policies more closely to likely future demand for workers in all areas of their economies, opening up to lower-skilled workers as well as to those with high skills, according to OECD's International Migration Outlook 2008.
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22-May-2008
The new Database on Immigrants in OECD Countries (DIOC) provides comprehensive and comparative information on a broad range of demographic and labour market characteristics of immigrants living in OECD countries.
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20-Feb-2008
OECD governments need to do more to help immigrants integrate and make better use of their skills, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.
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31-Jan-2008
Poor economic integration and weak labour market performance of immigrants have induced policy changes aimed at making immigration policy more selective. Nevertheless, their labour market performance remains poor, pointing the need for immigration policy better reflect labour market requirements.
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The launch of the OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education took place from 21-22 January 2008 in OECD Headquarters, Paris. The meeting was opened by Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus (read his speech) and Director of the OECD Directorate for Education, Dr. Barbara Ischinger.
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21-Jun-2007
This publication presents reviews of the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in four countries (Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden), provides country-specific recommendations and a synthesis report.
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26-Feb-2007
The OECD is currently carrying out country studies on the labour market integration of immigrants and their children (the second generation).
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