Europe

Immigration, Integration and Return Migration: the Swedish Experience

Martin Klinthäll, 2006

Managing Transitions: Governance for Decent Work

ILO, Seventh European Regional Meeting Budapest, 2005. The report published on the occasion of that meeting says: "Western Europe may face a serious reduction in its standard of living unless migration is increased, people agree to retire much later, or there is a major technological leap to raise productivity." In its conclusions, the Budapest meeting states that "National policies for migrant workers, developed through tripartite consultations, should ensure equality of treatment, in line with relevant international labour standards. At the same time the ILO should facilitate the exchange of good practice in protecting the rights of migrants and in combating clandestine trafficking of women, men and children for labour, as well as combating illegal work and in fighting against racism, xenophobia and discrimination".

EU Studies on Labour Migration

The Migration Research Group (MRG), which is based at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA) in Germany, recently completed a series of papers on labour migration for the Employment and Social Affairs Directorate-General. The papers examine best practice regarding recruitment of labour migrants, projecting future labour needs and labour market integration in the European countries as well as in other industrialised countries. They were prepared by experts from the MRG, in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC.

Economic Migration, Social Cohesion and Development: Towards an Integrated Approach

Report, 8th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Migration Affairs, Kyiv, 4-5 September 2008