The European Union (EU) is one of the most favored destinations for
immigrants in the world. The subject of migration has been moving up
the policy agenda of the EU for some time now. This increasing emphasis
will continue with the EU 2020 (post-Lisbon) Strategy, which refers to
the potential contribution of migration to EU growth and promotes the
idea of labor mobility. Faced with an aging population, possible labor
and skills shortages in the economies, and the need to compete for
talent with countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United States,
the EU is beginning to see legal migration as an opportunity and is
thus taking a more proactive approach toward it.
Migration and Skills: The Experience of Migrant Workers from
Albania, Egypt, Moldova, and Tunisia aims to unravel the complex
relationship between migration and skills development. Based upon
extensive field surveys carried out by the European Training Foundation
and joint analysis of data with the World Bank, the book paints a
precise picture of potential and returning migrants from four very
different countries—two “traditional” (Egypt,
Tunisia) and two “new” (Albania, Moldova) sending
countries. It describes the skills these migrants possess, the extent
to which migrants are able to use their skills and training while
abroad, and the impact that the experience of migration has on their
skills development. The book also offers suggestions on how the
governments of countries sending migrants and countries receiving them
could move towards more eff ective policies for managing legal
migration flows. Policies that address the increasingly circular nature
of migration benefit all parties involved.
By studying the phenomenon of migration in detail, Migration and
Skills: The Experience of Migrant Workers from Albania, Egypt, Moldova,
and Tunisia seeks to promote a better understanding of the human
faces behind migration: who they are and what they can offer, both to
their host countries and their origin countries to which they
return.
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