Benign neglect?: policies to support upward mobility for immigrants in the United Kingdom
Immigrants to the United Kingdom, a popular destination for migrants from within and outside the European Union, benefit from the country's flexible labor market and skills system with multiple points of entry. But the United Kingdom's 'work-first' approach to professional development, coupled with limited opportunities to advance into middle-skilled jobs, has left many immigrants stuck on the lowest rung of the ladder. This report assesses how effectively integration policies in the United Kingdom are helping migrants advance into middle-skilled jobs from low-skilled work or unemployment, foc... Show more
Authors: Marangozov, Rachel
Published: Washington, District of Columbia and Geneva, Switzerland, Migration Policy Institute and International Labour Organization, 2014
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 24 p.
Access item: http://migrationpolicy.org/research/benign-neglect-policies-support-upward-mobility-immigrants-united-kingdom
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