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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.
Synopsis
This book aims to unravel the complex relationship between migration and skills development based on case studies of potential and return migrants from Moldova, Albania, Egypt and Tunisia.
Synopsis
This book aims to unravel the complex relationship between migration and skills development. It paints a precise picture of potential and returning migrants from four very different countries - Albania, Egypt, Moldova and Tunisia - and describes the skills they possess and the impact that the experience of migration has on their skills development. By doing so, it aims to promote a better understanding of the phenomenon of migration and the human faces behind it - who they are and what they can offer both to the countries they migrate to and to their countries of origin when they return. It also offers suggestions on how the governments of sending countries and those that receive them, particularly those of the EU, could move towards more effective policies for managing migration flows for the benefit of all.One of the main conclusions of this book is that there is a significant mismatch between the skills migrants possess and the jobs they end up doing while abroad, especially in the case of people who migrate to the EU. This waste of human potential or brain waste is a particular problem for Albanians and Moldovans as more than 60% of these migrants worked abroad as unskilled workers regardless of their qualifications.The book suggests various initiatives that sending and receiving countries may consider in the short term in order to provide a better deal for potential migrants.