Jobs for Immigrants (Vol. 3)
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9789264167537
Subjects: Immigrants; Labor market -- OECD countries; Immigrants -- Employment -- OECD countries
Description: When immigrants arrive in a new country, they are confronted with new labour market requirements such as language proficiency, familiarity with job-search procedures and work practices which they are not always able to satisfy. Over time, this expertise can be acquired. In practice however, differences in employment and earnings persist: experience and qualifications obtained abroad may not be fully equivalent to experience and qualifications acquired in the host country or not recognised as such, social capital may be lacking, or discriminatory hiring practices may persist among employers. Th
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Key findings; The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Austria; Executive Summary; The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Norway; Executive Summary; The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Switzerland; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Austria; Introduction; 1.1. A first glance at the labour market outcomes of immigrants and their children; 1.2. The framework for integration; title: 1.3. Migrants' position in the labour market: some key issues1.4. Integration policy; 1.5. The labour market integration of the children of immigrants; 1.6. Sources of persisting disadvantage across generations; title: and possible remedies; Summary and recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Annex 1.A1 Supplementary tables and figures; Glossary; Chapter 2 The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Norway; Introduction; 2.1. A first glance at the labour market outcomes of immigrants in international comparison and their evolution over time; 2.2. The framework for integration; title: 2.3. Migrants' position in the labour market2.4. Characteristics of the Norwegian labour market and links with integration; 2.5. Integration policy in Norway; 2.6. The labour market integration of the children of immigrants; 2.7. Sources of persisting disadvantage across generations; title: and possible remedies; Summary and recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Annex 2.A1 Supplementary tables and figures; Glossary; Chapter 3 The labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Switzerland; Introduction; title: 3.1. A first glance at the labour market outcomes of immigrants and their children in international comparison and their evolution over time3.2. The framework for integration; 3.3. Key issues in the labour market integration of immigrants; 3.4. The labour market integration of immigrants' offspring; Summary and recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Annex 3.A1 Supplementary tables and figures; Glossary;