Drivers of change: force field analysis This analysis gives an overview of the environment in which the ESF Thematic Network on Migrants operates. Aim: The long-term economic and social integration of legally established migrants and refugees in the EU Member States. Inciting forces Impeding forces Visibility The sheer scale of the challenge of In some MSs the movement of managing migration and integration refugees and migrants has led to a has put this subject at the top of the rise in racism and xenophobia agenda of the EU, the Member In popular perception, migrants tend States, regions, local authorities, to be seen as a homogenous NGOs and incited ordinary citizens groups, rather than composed of to act to show their support and and men, young and old, solidarity with migrants and and unskilled refugees. Europe 2020 Migrants can help to meet Lack of recognition of skills and strategy and employment targets qualifications, including informal employment skills and experiences The recent wave of migrants are targets either highly skilled or low skilled. Lack of knowledge of the language Thus they can help to bridge skills of the host country gaps in some sectors Indigenous people believe that Outreach to migrant NEETs is a migrant labour is lowering and part of the longer-term integration working conditions challenge Demographic Migrants can meet increased change demand for long-term care As people retire, they leave a skills gap in the labour market, which migrants can fill Territorial Migrants can repopulate cohesion depopulated rural areas Funding Various including ESF, AMIF There is a possibility of tensions and FEAD are mobilised to between funds for migrants and manage relocation and integration other disadvantaged groups such as the long-term unemployed Migrant Recognition of skills, both formal Stereotyping and invisibility as a Women and informal, and targeted target could lead to reduced outreach work can facilitate the participation in integration policies integration of migrant Exchange of information and good Lack of access to social services Discrimination practices in combatting racial (housing, health and education) discrimination
Drivers of change: force field analysis This analysis gives an overview of the environment in which the ESF Thematic Network on Migrants operates. Aim: The long-term economic and social integration of legally established migrants and refugees in the EU Member States. Inciting forces Impeding forces Visibility The sheer scale of the challenge of managing migration and integration has put this subject at the top of the agenda of the EU, the Member States, regions, local authorities, NGOs and incited ordinary citizens to act to show their support and solidarity with migrants and refugees. In some MSs the movement of refugees and migrants has led to a rise in racism and xenophobia In popular perception, migrants tend to be seen as a homogenous groups, rather than composed of and men, young and old, and unskilled Europe 2020 strategy and employment targets Migrants can help to meet employment targets The recent wave of migrants are either highly skilled or low skilled. Thus they can help to bridge skills gaps in some sectors Outreach to migrant NEETs is a part of the longer-term integration challenge Lack of recognition of skills and qualifications, including informal skills and experiences Lack of knowledge of the language of the host country Indigenous people believe that migrant labour is lowering and working conditions Demographic change Migrants can meet increased demand for long-term care As people retire, they leave a skills gap in the labour market, which migrants can fill Territorial cohesion Migrants can repopulate depopulated rural areas Funding Various including ESF, AMIF and FEAD are mobilised to manage relocation and integration There is a possibility of tensions between funds for migrants and other disadvantaged groups such as the long-term unemployed Migrant Women Recognition of skills, both formal and informal, and targeted outreach work can facilitate the integration of migrant Stereotyping and invisibility as a target could lead to reduced participation in integration policies Discrimination Exchange of information and good practices in combatting racial discrimination Lack of access to social services (housing, health and education)
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