Recruiting immigrant workers : Germany.

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Recent reforms have put Germany among the OECD countries with the fewest restrictions on labour migration for highly-skilled occupations, yet inflows continue to be relatively low. As labour migration is supposed to be one means to help meet future labour and skill shortages caused by a shrinking working-age population, this book addresses the question of how to ensure that international recruitment can help meet urgent needs in the labour market which cannot be met locally. The review examines key issues in the design of the German labour migration system, on the demand side and on the supply side.

Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Assessment and recommendations -- Introduction -- Context for labour migration -- Evolution and characteristics of labour migration to Germany -- Evolution of labour migration policy -- Key issues in the legal and administrative framework -- Key issues in demand and supply -- Annexes.