Jobs for immigrants vol. 1: labour market integration in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden

Immigrants arriving in a new country face a variety of hurdles in the labour market, such as problems with language, unfamiliar work practices, discrimination and lack of recognition of qualifications and experience, which serve to inhibit their successful integration into the work force.

An assessment of the ways in which these difficulties can be redressed suggests that employers need to develop the ability to properly measure the skills of immigrant workers. Governments also have a role to play in promoting training and education in the workplace as well as the principles of workplace diversity, and immigrants themselves need to adapt to conditions in their host countries. This volume reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden, and suggests country-specific recommendations for achieving increased immigrant inclusion in the labour market.

Volume two is indexed at TD/TNC 95.604. Show less