WUNRN
European Women's Lobby - EWL
EU - EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL VOICES:
MIGRANT WOMEN'S INTEGRATION IN THE LABOUR MARKET - 6 CITIES STUDY
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policies include, among other things, developing efficient systems for
recognition of qualifications obtained by migrant women in third countries and
the possibility of top-up training opportunities for those lacking certain
competencies.
The study points out that too
many well-qualified migrant women are employed in low paid jobs, especially in
cleaning and caring. This means that despite the importance of these jobs,
currently societies do not fully benefit of migrant women’s skills and
qualifications.
The comparative report, entitled
’Equal Rights. Equal Voices. Migrant women’s integration in the labour market
in six European cities: a comparative approach’, helps us to understand the
characteristics and particularities of the integration process of migrant’s
women in EU in the field of employment and education.
It assesses the current situation
and progress on migrant women’s integration into the labour market based on
studies of six European Union (EU) cities:
Based on the analysis of what has
already been done and of the still existing huge gaps, the study proposes how
legislation and other policies could be made more effective for the benfit of
migrant women and as a consequence the whole society– both at the EU level and
at national level.
The findings of the EWL and
ENoMW’s study can help us to reach an increase of skilled migrant women into
appropriate work and to make the formal labour market more accessible for less-
qualified migrant women.