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《 Webinar 》
Fast tracking the labour market integration of people from Ukraine
18 October 2022
10:00-12:00 PM

Since 2015, Europe has increasingly acknowledged the importance of swiftly validating refugees’ informal and non-formal skills and recognising their foreign qualifications so they can put their skills to use in local labour markets. Matching newcomers with in-demand jobs has also been also gaining popularity, resulting in numerous new and creative practices. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel restrictions, several countries went so far as to relax travel restrictions and credential requirements to meet their need for essential workers in the healthcare and agriculture industries.

Migrants are often expected to assist in addressing labour shortages. But the rapid arrival of large numbers of newcomers, including the 4.3 million people that have fled Ukraine and sought temporary protection in the EU, also increases the need for additional workers across numerous sectors, including education and health care. In order to facilitate their access to the labour market, several countries have waived labour market restrictions for temporary protection beneficiaries and simplified employment procedures. Diverse policies facilitate the timely employment of Ukrainians as teachers (Austria, Latvia, and Lithuania), carers (Latvia) or intercultural mediators (Luxembourg, Poland) to support the integration of Ukrainian children, for instance, while Poland and Latvia have also eased access to the healthcare sector for Ukrainian doctors and nurses. This webinar will look at different approaches to fast tracking the labour market integration of newcomers from Ukraine:
  • What lessons were learnt from similar approaches in 2015-16 and during the pandemic?
  • What are the policy and practical considerations when accelerating access to specific sectors or professions?
  • Can ad hoc measures contribute to more flexible and adaptable policies, including for other displaced populations?
Panellists:
  • Ms Slavka Eley, Head of Unit, Governance and Coordination, European Labour Authority
  • Mr Andrzej Korkus, Founder and CEO, EWL employment agency, Poland
  • Mr Matteo Matteini, Founder, Vitality Social, Italy
  • Ms Birgit Wachter-Wallner, Municipal Department Integration and Diversity, City of Vienna, Austria
  • Ms Eeva Vestlund, Manager, Public Employment Service, Sweden
  • Mr Sekou Keita, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Employment Research, Migration and International Labour Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany
Register here
The webinar is taking place within the EU-funded SPRING project on Sustainable Practices of Integration, which aims to gather, summarise and share the best available research and evidence on integration. Interested stakeholders are invited to register to the project´s JOIN US CAMPAIGN.
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