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From April 1, 2017, highly skilled migrants, scientific researchers and students have gained broader access to the Dutch labour market. Now, the employment status on their residence card includes the possibility to work as a self-employed person. Scientific researchers are free on the labour market; meaning they can accept work in paid employment, next to their position as a researcher. Making use of the self-employed option If you want to make use of the self-employment option, you do not have to apply for a new residence card first. You can go to the Chamber of Commerce directly to register your company. Just keep in mind that the conditions for the residence permit as a highly skilled migrant, scientific researcher or student have not changed and you still need to comply with them - your employment or studies may not be negatively affected by your business activities. This newly gained access to the labour market as an e...

In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often poorly informed and one-sided. This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, Koser presents the human side of issues such as asylum, human trafficking, migr...

Rethinking the Attractiveness of EU Labour Immigration Policies: Comparative perspectives on the EU, the US, Canada and beyond (Free download) If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it here Author(s):  Sergio Carrera , Elspeth Guild , Katharina Eisele In:  Justice and Home Affairs , CEPS Paperbacks Date:  13 November 2014 Pages:  160 Download PDF Type: Printed book | Price: € 25.00 Quantity: * Is Europe's immigration policy attractive? One of the priorities driving current EU debates on labour immigration policies is the perceived need to boost Europe's attractiveness vis-á-vis 'talented' and 'highly skilled' immigrants. The EU sees itself playing a role in persuading immigrants to choose Europe over other competing destinations, such as the US or Canada. This book critically examines the determinants and challenges characterising discussions focused on the attractiveness of labour migration p...

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Ida Persson on  http://compasoxfordblog.co.uk/2012/10/labour-immigration-policy-what-do-we-want-and-why/ By: Martin Ruhs , University Lecturer in Political Economy at Kellogg College and Senior Researcher at COMPAS I spend a lot of my time talking to journalists and policy-makers about labour immigration. In that context, I am often asked if labour immigration and/or a particular labour immigration policy is “good” or “bad”. I suspect most researchers will share my basic hesitation in engaging with this question. International labour migration creates a wide range of economic, social, cultural and other impacts for individuals, communities and countries as a whole. Some of these impacts can be measured and quantified (with some difficulties and disagreements in the literature), e.g. the impacts of immigration on wages, while others are much harder to define and measure (e.g. impacts of immigration on “national iden...

International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC ILO) Location: Italy(Turin) Date: 04-07-2011 to 15-07-2011 Language: English The main aim of the Labour Migration Academy is to provide advanced knowledge and enhance the capacity of key actors involved in migration issues to better understand labour migration challenges and opportunities in a changing global economic and social context. The Labour Migration Academy covers a wide range of migration cross-cutting themes such as protection, governance and development. What is included in the course fee? This covers tuition fees; the use of training facilities and support services; training materials and books; accommodation and full board at the Centre’s campus; a lump sum allowance for incidental expenses at the Turin Centre and emergency medical care and insurance. How to Register Applications to attend the course should be supported by a nomination letter from the sponsoring/funding institution, indicating how the candidate wi...