Yves Breem: Labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Estonia and other EU countries
- 1. Labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Estonia and other EU countries My home, our home: what unites us in a multicultural community 15-16 November 2018, Tallinn, Estonia Yves Breem International Migration Division Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
- 2. A fifth of the OECD population has a migrant background, a third in Estonia but less than a tenth in most neighbouring countries Population with a migrant background, 2013, percentages of the total population Source: Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264234024-en
- 3. Labour market outcomes: how the foreign-born compare with the native-born
- 4. 4 Employment is key for immigrant’s integration into the host society but they are less in employment than natives in most countries Employment rates by place of birth, 2017 15-64 year-olds Sources : International Migration Outlook 2018 https://doi.org/10.1787/1999124x, Eurostat 2018
- 5. 5 Immigrant unemployment is a tremendous issue in all EU countries, especially for those born outside the EU Unemployment rates by place of birth, 2017 15-64 year-olds Sources : International Migration Outlook 2018 https://doi.org/10.1787/1999124x, Eurostat 2018
- 6. Over-qualification rates by place of birth, 2017 15-64 year-olds highly educated Having a job is not enough: the quality of immigrant jobs is poorer than that of the native-born Sources : International Migration Outlook 2018 https://doi.org/10.1787/1999124x
- 7. Labour market participation rates of women by place of birth, 2017 15-64 year-olds The gender aspect: Immigrant women often face a double disadvantage Sources : International Migration Outlook 2018 https://doi.org/10.1787/1999124x, Eurostat 2018
- 8. 8 Immigrant disadvantage is transmitted to their native-born children NEET rates of youth, by migrant background, persons aged 15 to 34 not in education, 2017 Sources : Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2018, forthcoming
- 9. What are the factors hampering labour market integration and how to address them
- 10. Employment rates of foreign-born population aged 15-64 and not in education, by education level, 2017 Differences with native-born, in percentage points Education improves the labour prospects, but gaps with the native-born remain large among the highly educated Sources : Eurostat 2018
- 11. Over-qualification rates by country of birth and place of education, 2011-12 15-64 year-olds highly educated Procedures of recognition of foreign qualifications should be strengthened Virtually every labour market in the OECD discounts foreign tertiary degrees Source: Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264234024-en
- 12. Difference in employment rates between foreign- and native-born, by language, 2012 Mastering the host country’s language is the most important skill immigrants need to find their place in the labour market Source: Maching Economic migration with labour market needs, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264216501-en
- 13. Advanced host-country language proficiency, 2014 Percentage of 15-64 year-olds This is a bigger issue in countries where the distance between the immigrant languages and the official language is large Sources : Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2018, forthcoming Increase the offer for publicly funded language trainings with the right incentives
- 14. Lack of network hamper immigrants and their children to unleash their full potential Percentages of the native-born who interact at least once a week with immigrants, 2018 Sources : Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2018, forthcoming Develop mentorship programmes and local community initiatives
- 15. Discrimination must be tackled to build a more cohesive society Persons who consider themselves members of a group that is or has been discriminated against on the grounds of ethnicity, nationality or race, 2002-12 Sources : Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264234024-en
- 16. For further information: www.oecd.org/migration [email protected] 16/11 Thank you for your attention