Year: 2010
Funding: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission
Organization: International Organization for Migration
Language: English

The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) two-volume study Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009) investigates evidence of the labour market impact of migration and explores the role of relevant migrant admission and employment policies in the European Union, as well as Croatia, Norway and Turkey.

Part 1: Migration and the Labour Markets in the European Union (2000-2009) analyses data on labour market impacts of migration, explores labour market outcomes of migrants and identifies challenges and focus areas for national migrant integration policies.

Part 2: Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009) provides a detailed analysis of national labour market integration policies in the region and their implementation where data is available. The analysis includes direct labour market integration measures, as well as relevant elements of selection and admission policies and their impact on labour market outcomes of migrants.

Latvian country report:

 Migration and the Labour Markets in the European Union (2000-2009) (865.34 KB) 

 Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009) (515.10 KB)

Please find all the study here – Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009). (available in several languages of the European Union)