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By Ksenija Ivanović  When the discipline of Economics first dabbled in the study of migration, it was quickly established that workers – assumed to have all the information and opportunities, of course –  move to earn more elsewhere. This simplistic view was challenged from both within… Read More »Migration aspirations in the Western Balkans: do skills shortages matter and what should policymakers do about them?

by Nilay Kılınç Over the past two decades, Finland has emerged as an attractive destination for highly skilled professionals from around the world. Recognising the benefits of acquiring global talent to address labour and skill shortages, enhance productivity, and foster innovation, Finland has actively sought… Read More »Navigating the Finnish Labour Market: Insights from Turkey-born Highly Skilled Professionals

Golaleh Makrooni & Marja Koskela The integration of immigrants and enablement of their effective contribution to economic growth in their new home countries is highlighted by policymakers and governments. Many initiatives have been developed toward inclusion in the educational and work sectors. However, the cultural… Read More »Promoting Immigrants’ Employability through Culturally Inclusive Mentoring: The Case of a Rehabilitative Work Context in Finland

By Annika Elwert, Henrik Emilsson and Nahikari Irastorza In 2008, Sweden opted for a radical change in its labour migration policy. The new law provided all foreign-born individuals with a job offer the right to migrate to Sweden. The government reduced its ambition to control… Read More »From State-Controlled to Free Migration: Unintended consequences of the 2008 Swedish Labour-Migration Reform

Magdalena Ulceluse* After more than a decade of stagnation, the European Union (EU) is gearing up for enlargement plans yet again. Only a couple of months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in April 2022, the European Council greenlighted opening talks with Albania and North Macedonia,… Read More »Future EU enlargements and restricted free movement: lessons from the past

Welcome to the IILME website and especially to our blog on mobile and migrant labour in times of, and beyond, COVID-19. In the classic contribution by Castles and Miller (1993), our times were named “The Age of Migration”. We have seen for some years the… Read More »Welcome to our blog