Mainstreaming the social aspects of migration

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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
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Overview

• 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

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Reasons for migrating into the EU
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Educational attainment and employment rates
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Employment rate of migrants
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Gaps 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

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The 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?

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A 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)

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A 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

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Legal 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

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Legal 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

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Legal 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.

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Legal 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.

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Legal 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.

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The 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

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The 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

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The 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)

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The 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

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The 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

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The social inclusion of migrants

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