Cross-border labour mobility can contribute to the improved matching of skills and jobs, transfer of knowledge and technology, increased economic productivity and employment creation. While the current economic situation and limited employment opportunities in South-East Europe pose considerable challenges for the creation of a common labour market, putting in place some of the preconditions for enabling mobility will make the region's small economies more attractive to larger domestic and foreign investors, while at the same time preparing them for future European Union (EU) membership.
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Cross-border labour mobility can contribute to the improved matching of skills and jobs, transfer of knowledge and technology, increased economic productivity and employment creation. While the current economic situation and limited employment opportunities in South-East Europe pose considerable challenges for the creation of a common labour market, putting in place some of the preconditions for enabling mobility will make the region's small economies more attractive to larger domestic and foreign investors, while at the same time preparing them for future European Union (EU) membership.
This report is a result of a joint cooperation effort between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). Prepared in support of the implementation of the South-East Europe 2020 (SEE2020) Strategy, the report features a socioeconomic overview of current labour mobility trends in the region and a review of legislative arrangements governing labour mobility in South-East Europe, in terms of their comparability and compliance with international and EU legal instruments. The report aims to broaden the understanding of current features and systems of labour mobility in the region, hence promoting policy actions that can lead to increased workers' mobility with the ultimate goal of enhancing well-being and prosperity for all.
Edited excerpts from publisher's website.
The report contains the following sections: Executive summary; Part one, 'Socioeconomic analysis of labour mobility in South-East Europe', prepared by Hermine Vidovic; Part two, 'Legal analysis of labour mobility in Sout-East Europe', prepared by Peter J. van Krieken.
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