Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Australia 2018
Title | Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Australia 2018 PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2018-11-28 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264288287 |
This review examines the implications of recent changes to Australia’s labour migration system and to the tools used to manage labour migration, discussing the extent to which they respond to the labour market needs of Australian States and Territories. It also provides a detailed analysis...
Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Canada 2019
Title | Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Canada 2019 PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2019-08-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264931392 |
Canada has not only the largest in terms of numbers, but also the most elaborate and longest-standing skilled labour migration system in the OECD. Largely as a result of many decades of managed labour migration, more than one in five people in Canada is foreign-born, one of the highest shares in the OECD. 60% of Canada’s foreign-born population are highly educated, the highest share OECD-wide.
OECD Economic Surveys: United Kingdom 2020
Title | OECD Economic Surveys: United Kingdom 2020 PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 125 |
Release | 2020-10-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264510966 |
Like many countries, the United Kingdom has been hit severely by the COVID-19 outbreak. A strict lockdown was essential to contain the pandemic but halted activity in many key sectors. While restrictions have eased, the country now faces a prolonged period of disruption to activity and jobs, which risks exacerbating pre-existing weak productivity growth, inequalities, child poverty and regional disparities. On-going measures to prevent a second wave of infections will need to be carefully calibrated to manage the economic impact.
International Migration Outlook 2019
Title | International Migration Outlook 2019 PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2019-10-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264851011 |
The 2019 edition of the International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non-OECD economies. It also examines the evolution of labour market outcomes of immigrants in OECD countries.
Getting Skills Right: Australia
Title | Getting Skills Right: Australia PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2018-08-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264303537 |
The costs of persistent misalignment between the supply and demand for skills are substantial, ranging from lost wages for workers to lower productivity for firms and countries. Addressing skills imbalances has become a pressing priority as OECD governments reflect on the implications of ...
Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Korea 2019
Title | Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Korea 2019 PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2019-01-28 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264307877 |
The Korean labour migration system has expanded since the mid-2000s, primarily in the admission of temporary foreign workers for less skilled jobs. Its temporary labour programme, addressed largely at SMEs in manufacturing and based on bilateral agreements with origin countries, ...
OECD Skills Strategy 2019 Skills to Shape a Better Future
Title | OECD Skills Strategy 2019 Skills to Shape a Better Future PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2019-05-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264313834 |
The OECD Skills Strategy provides a strategic and comprehensive approach for ensuring that people and countries have the skills to thrive in a complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world. The updated 2019 OECD Skills Strategy takes account of the lessons learned from applying the original skills strategy in 11 countries since 2012...