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EMN Flash: Labour migration in times of labour shortages ,
This flash presents the main findings of the EMN-OECD joint study on "Labour migration in times of labour shortages". The study provides an overview of labour migration laws and policies, as well as initiatives and practices of EMN Member and Observer Countries targeting third-country nationals.
The EU faces labour shortages at all skill levels and across several sectors – including healthcare, construction and ICT. Labour migration is one strategy for addressing labour shortages in EMN Member and Observer Countries, as well as in OECD Countries. One of the core challenges is the need to attract, retain and integrate talent from abroad to meet rapidly evolving EU's labour market demands.
The EMN-OECD study "Labour migration in times of labour shortages" explores how EMN Member and Observer Countries use labour migration to address current labour shortages and prevent future ones. It provides an overview of legislative and policy developments, and an analysis of best practices, lessons learned and challenges with regard to labour migration during the period of January 2021 to June 2024. Therefore, the study looks at labour shortages and labour migration at all skill levels and includes all third-country nationals moving to an EMN Member or Observer Country for the purpose of employment.
The EMN Flash is a short summary of the comparative EMN-OECD study and is only available in English. A longer summary is provided in the EMN-Inform (see "Downloads" under "Further information"). The EMN Germany Template "Labour Migration in times of labour shortages", which can also be found under "Downloads", provides a more comprehensive overview on the legal and political framework conditions in Germany as well as german initiatives for attracting workers from third countries.