Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Work Integration in Comparative Perspective

Front Cover\nMigrants and Refugees in Europe: Work Integration in Comparative Perspective\nCopyright information\nTable of contents\nList of figures and tables\nNotes on contributors\nAcknowledgements\n1 Introduction\n	The macro level\n	The meso level\n	The micro level\n	Conclusion\n	References\n2 What do the numbers say about migration in European economies?\n	Introduction\n	Migration, overall population change and labour force in the SIRIUS economies\n		Foreign-born population and overall population change\n		Foreign-born population and shifts in the size of the labour force\n	Labour market barriers and enablers\n		Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in SIRIUS countries: a comparative analysis\n	Employability of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the SIRIUS economies\n		Employment opportunities for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the SIRIUS economies\n		Employability indicators: a structural analysis\n	Conclusion\n	Notes\n	References\n3 Legal frameworks\n	Work, work, work …\n	Legal status and the ghetto effect\n	Rights, work and integration\n	To conclude: how to transform legal status into enablers?\n	References\n4 Welfare regimes and labour market integration policies in Europe\n	Introduction\n	Welfare, active labour market policy and migrant labour market integration\n		Welfare regimes and labour market integration policies\n		Active labour market policy stigma and employer participation\n	Methodology\n	Country characterisations\n		Czech Republic\n		Denmark\n		Finland\n		Greece\n		Italy\n		Switzerland\n		United Kingdom\n	Summary of cases\n	Conclusion\n	References\n5 Civil society organisations and labour market integration: barriers and enablers in seven European countries\n	Introduction\n	Methods\n	Civil society organisations and labour market integration: enablers and barriers\n		Civil society organisations and labour market integration: enablers\n			External enablers facilitating civil society support for labour market integration\n			Internal enablers facilitating civil society support for labour market integration\n		Civil society organisations and labour market integration: barriers\n			External barriers hindering the role of civil society for labour market integration\n			Internal barriers hindering the role of civil society for labour market integration\n	Conclusion\n	References\n6 Social partners: barriers and enablers\n	Introduction\n	Methods\n	Newcomers’ skills: an unlocked potential?\n	Are newcomers disrupting national labour markets?\n	Barriers and enablers according to social partners’ experts\n	Conclusion\n	Note\n	References\n7 The ‘back-stepper’ and the ‘career diplomat’: turning points of labour market integration\n	Introduction\n	Integration, migrant agency and vulnerability\n	Methodology\n	The signposts of integration\n		Entering the labour market\n		Meeting the right person\n		A call from the past\n	The typology of the ‘integrated migrant’\n		‘Maids-in-waiting’: stepping back to learn or to get lost?\n		Alternative navigation, or growing to love\n		The worker and the woman: the equilibrium of integration\n	Conclusion: Liquid integration\n	Notes\n	References\n8 The policy dimension: lessons learnt and ways forward\n	Introduction\n	Key lessons and areas for action\n		Integrating migrants’ needs in post-COVID-19 recovery plans and strategies\n		Ensuring quality employment and fair working conditions for migrant workers\n		Valuing the contribution of civil society organisations and establishing appropriate tracking and monitoring systems\n		Enhancing migrants’ representation and voice and promoting their labour market integration\n		Strengthening social dialogue mechanisms can help to ensure the realisation of equity and social justice\n		Prioritising social investment and economic stimulus to support inclusive rights-based policies\n		Building socially responsive interventions and systems of support that are inclusive of migrant workers\n		Recognising migrants’ skills and their positive contribution to post-COVID-19 recovery\n	Conclusion: Moving forward\n	Notes\n	References\nIndex