Better Work for Immigrants: Tackling Joblessness and Stunted Progression in the European Union (MPI)

This meeting will discuss the dynamics by which migrants get stuck in low-skilled work, and the role of training and employment services in helping them progress in their occupations.

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What

This event concludes an MPI-ILO research project, funded by the European Commission, that examines employment prospects of foreign-born workers and the effectiveness of integration and workforce development policies in helping foreign-born workers overcome barriers and move up into middle-skilled positions in six case study countries: the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Questions to be addressed include :

  • How can policymakers improve access to skills and language training for those in temporary or low-skilled work?
  • Is it realistic to expect non-economic migrants who arrive with low levels of language and literacy to get jobs, let alone access middle-skilled work?
  • How can governments make the case for labor market integration policies in a difficult political and financial context?

When

Tuesday, 18 November 2014
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CET

Where

BIP Zinneke Room
Rue Royale 2-4
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Registration

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More information

For more information call +32 2 235 2113 or email events@migrationpolicy.org

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