Title: Mainstreaming the social aspects of migration
1 Mainstreaming the social aspects of migration
Overview of DG EMPLs approach to the
integration of migrants Ionut SASU Policy
Officer Social Inclusion of Migrants DG
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
2Overview
- The social situation of migrants a very diverse
picture - Net migration to the EU
- Reasons for migrating
- Employment gaps
- Educational level
- Other gaps in social outcomes
- A broad approach to integration
- Specific legal instruments
- Mainstreaming the integration of migrants in the
European Employment Strategy and in the European
Strategy for social protection and social
inclusion
3Reasons for migrating into the EU
4Educational attainment and employment rates
5Employment rate of migrants
6Gaps in social outcomes
- Lack of comprehensive data on other social
outcomes, but national reports and studies show
that overall non-EU migrants - Face higher poverty risks (30 against 16)
- Their children are less likely to do well in
school (PISA), and are more often living school
too early without any diploma - Face barriers in accessing housing, live more
often in poor housing and are more often homeless - Face barriers in accessing health care and social
services
7The social inclusion of migrants
- Migrants face specific barriers linked to their
situation as newcomers language, cultural
habits, skill levels, discrimination linked to
ethnicity, etc. - Their chances to overcome these barriers partly
depend on the legal, institutional and social
frameworks of the host country - Are the social policies in place suitable to
tackle these challenges?
8A broad approach to social inclusion of migrants
- A combined approach to migration and integration
policies - Beyond reception policies and access to
citizenship Allowing migrants - to fully participate in society
- to improve their potential to acquire knowledge
and skills - to integrate on the labour market
- to contribute to social cohesion
- The aim is to reduce the persisting gaps between
the host country nationals and the migrants. - A broad definition of migrants, including EU born
migrants, descendants of migrants, ethnic
minorities - A multi-faceted approach (access to employment,
social protection, housing, health care, social
services)
9A broad approach to inclusion main policy tools
- Pathways respecting each countrys history of
immigration (long-standing host countries, new
host, new gateway countries, transit countries,
emigration countries) - Legal instruments on specific issues
- Extending EU provisions for the coordination of
social security systems to third country
nationals - Anti-discrimination
- Role of social partners
- Open Method of Coordination (EES, SPSI) a tool
for promoting policy coordination, common
understanding and mutual learning among Member
States
10Legal instruments
- Extending the provisions on the coordination of
Social Security systems to third-country
nationals legally residing in the EU - Anti-discrimination directives- MS shall
encourage dialogue with appropriate NGOs - MS
should ensure that NGOs may engage in any
judicial/administrative procedure on behalf of
the complainant - Specific role of social partners conferred by the
Treaty - to give input to policy-making in the
social field- to take own action in the areas of
employment and working conditions
11Legal instruments
- Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to
family reunification - Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the
status of third-country nationals (TCN) who are
long-term residents - Council Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions
of admission of TCN for the purposes of studies,
pupil exchange, unremunerated training or
voluntary service
12Legal instruments
- Council Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific
procedure for admitting TCN for the purposes of
scientific research - Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of
entry and residence of TCN for the purposes of
highly qualified employment. This Directive (EU
Blue Card) had to be transposed by June 2011.
13Legal instruments
- Proposal of 23 October 2007 for a Directive on a
single application procedure for a single permit
for TCN to reside and work in the territory of a
Member State and on a common set of rights for
TCN workers legally residing in a Member State - Proposal of 13 July 2010 for a Directive on the
conditions of entry and residence of TCN for the
purposes of seasonal employment and - Proposal of 13 July 2010 for a Directive defining
conditions of entry and residence of TCN in the
framework of an intra-corporate transfer.
14Legal instruments
- The TFEU defines the EU role on integration.
Article 79.4 refers to "measures to provide
incentives and support for the actions of
member-States with a view to promoting the
integration of third-country nationals". - The European Employment Strategy provides for the
coordination of Member States employment
policies.
15The Open Method of Coordination
- Political agreement on common objectives
- Establishing common indicators
- Translating the EU objectives into
national/regional policies (National Reform
Programs, National Reports on Strategies for
Social Protection and Social Inclusion) - Common analysis and assessment of the National
Reports Joint Reports supporting document - PROGRESS to promote policy cooperation and
transnational exchange of learning and good
practice through financing of EU stakeholder
networks, peer reviews, independent experts
network, round table, EU meeting of people
experiencing poverty, transnational and awareness
raising projects, studies, data collection
16The European Employment Strategy and the ESF
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- helps workers improving skills and job prospects
- 600 000 immigrants and people belonging to
minorities supported annually - 1.2 billion of ESF co-financing are devoted to
specific actions on migration in 2007-2013 - PROGRESS Programme
- 743 million available for 2007-2013
- Studies, policy analysis, networking with NGO,
stake holders on EU level - In the field of Employment, Working conditions,
Gender equality, Social protection and social
inclusion, Non-discrimination and diversity
17The social inclusion of migrants
- National Strategy Reports 2006-2008Many
countries highlighted the integration of migrants
as a key priority of their social inclusion
strategy - Social Protection Committee Work program
2008-10Mainstreaming the social aspects of
migration - Specific reporting
- Developing indicators and statistical capacity
- Peer reviews on the social inclusion of migrants
- Studies (access to health care, active inclusion
of migrants)
18The social inclusion of migrants
- A multi-faceted approach (access to housing,
social protection, education, training, etc) - taking account of the specific situation of
migrants in all social inclusion policies - MS are converging towards specific measures
- basic language training
- vocationally-oriented, practical information on
employment and immigration rights - guidance on government and community institutions
- advice on how to gain access to essential services
19The social inclusion of migrants
- Involving a broad scope of stakeholders
- public and private actors
- national and local level
- favour cooperation between these actors within a
framework of integrated intervention - migrants themselves (participation in society,
representation in policy making) - Investing in knowledge and statistical capacity
building
20The social inclusion of migrants
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