A part of the OECD series Recruiting Immigrant Workers, this report looks at the efficiency of key EU instruments in managing labour migration.

The OECD series Recruiting Immigrant Workers comprises country studies of labour migration policies. Each volume analyses whether migration policy is being used effectively and efficiently to help meet labour needs, without adverse effects on labour markets. It focuses mainly on regulated labour migration movements over which policy has immediate and direct oversight. This particular volume looks at the efficiency of European Union instruments for managing labour migration.

The OECD series Recruiting Immigrant Workers comprises country studies of labour migration policies. Each volume analyses whether migration policy is being used effectively and efficiently to help meet labour needs, without adverse effects on labour markets. It focuses mainly on regulated labour migration movements over which policy has immediate and direct oversight. This particular volume looks at the efficiency of European Union instruments for managing labour migration.

This review examines labour migration to the Netherlands, assessing how it contributes to the strategic development of sectors and employment in regions. It explores the determinants for retaining high-skilled migrants and for the integration of international graduates into the Dutch labour market.

The Korean labour migration system has expanded since the mid-2000s, primarily in the admission of temporary foreign workers for less skilled jobs. Its temporary labour programme, addressed largely at SMEs in manufacturing and based on bilateral agreements with origin countries, ...

How can the European Union become more attractive for talented professionals looking for job opportunities worldwide?

This review examines the implications of recent changes to Australia’s labour migration system and to the tools used to manage labour migration, discussing the extent to which they respond to the labour market needs of Australian States and Territories. It also provides a detailed analysis...

The 2020 edition of International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non-member countries, and looks at the evolution of the labour market outcomes of immigrants in OECD countries.

The 2017 edition of International Migration Outlook, the 41st edition, analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and selected non-member countries.

This report provides comprehensive analysis of Lithuania’s policies and practices compared with best practice in the field of labour, social and migration from the OECD countries. It contains several recommendations to tackle key challenges facing Lithuania.