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Skilled Immigrants in the Global Economy: Prospects for International...

This report analyzes mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) between countries, which allow professionals to transfer their skills and experiences across borders more effectively. The report, part of a...

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Tackling Brain Waste among Immigrant Professionals: Initiatives to Improve...

This panel discussion focuses on the circulation of skilled immigrant professionals and the recognition of foreign qualifications in the United States and Europe.

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Tackling Brain Waste among Immigrant Professionals: Initiatives to Improve...

This event marked the release of MPI's final project report on international cooperation for the mutual recognition of foreign credentials. Report authors were joined by government professionals and...

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Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally- A presentation in Guatemala on the...

This public briefing in Guatemala City (conducted in both English and Spanish) highlighted MPI's Regional Study Group’s final report, Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration and...

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State-Level Initiatives to Address Brain Waste Among Highly Educated...

A discussion of data compiled by MPI on brain waste among foreign-trained nurses, engineers, and teachers, with updates on three state-level initiatives—in Illinois, Washington, and Massachusetts—that...

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State-Level Initiatives to Address Brain Waste Among Highly Educated...

A discussion of data compiled by MPI on "brain waste" among foreign-trained nurses, engineers, and teachers, with updates on three state-level initiatives—in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington...

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Brain Waste in the Workforce: Select U.S. and State Characteristics of...

In a series of fact sheets focusing on the United States and a dozen key states, MPI assesses the extent of “brain waste”—that is, the number of college-educated immigrant and native-born adults ages...

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Migration of Health Workers: The WHO Code of Practice and the Global Economic...

This edited volume from the World Health Organization (WHO), which includes chapters written by MPI researchers, examines country-level responses to the international movement of health-care workers,...

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Better Work for Immigrants: Tackling Joblessness and Stunted Progression in...

This day-long conference in Brussels, co-sponsored by the International Labour Office and the European Commision’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, focuses on the...

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Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants...

Against the backdrop of an aging population and shrinking labor force, German policymakers have been giving greater priority to policies that ensure that immigrants are able to make their way into...

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Aiming Higher: Policies to Get Immigrants into Middle-Skilled Work in Europe

This report is the final one in an MPI-International Labour Office series that examines the employment prospects of migrants in the EU (focusing on the case-study countries of the Czech Republic,...

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Better Work for Immigrants: Tackling Joblessness and Stunted Progression in...

A day-long conference in Brussels, co-sponsored by the International Labour Office and the European Commision’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, where panelists...

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A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities,...

Skilled labor migration is particularly important for developing countries seeking growth and looking to fill skills shortages. How can Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

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Strengthening Labor Market Integration of Immigrants in Europe: Innovative...

A discussion in Brussels examining how useful existing predeparture measures are in facilitating migrants’ labor market insertion, examples of structural cooperation between origin and EU destination...

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The Skills of Immigrants: What PIAAC Tells Us

A report release examining PIAAC data on the skills of U.S. immigrant adults and whether there is a gap with native-born adults, and discussion of how these skills relate to key immigrant integration...

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Adult Education, English and Skills Training: Opportunities for Action and...

This webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the National Partnership for New Americans, and the National Skills Coalition, looks at the role of adult education and English language and skills training in...

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Building Skills in North and Central America: Barriers and Policy Options...

Amid aging populations and the growth of chronic diseases, the demand for skilled health-care professionals is on the rise in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This report explores the policy...

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Women’s Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

The number of women migrants in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region is on the rise. While migration can provide unique opportunities for female workers to improve their livelihoods and gain...

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The New National Integration Plan: Making the Most of a Historic Opportunity

A discussion with the Director of The White House Domestic Policy Council on the content of the new National Integration Plan delivered to the President by the recently created White House Task Force...

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Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne,...

With rising inflows of humanitarian and economic migrants, Norway faces a series of integration challenges. In conversation with the Migration Information Source, Solveig Horne, Norway's Minister of...

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