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Naturalisation: A Passport for the Better Integration of Immigrants?

2011

This conference proceedings provides the papers presented at the OECD/European Commission joint seminar on Naturalisation and the Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants and their Children held in October 2010 in Brussels. It takes stock of the current knowledge regarding the links between...

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International migration in Asia : trends and policies

2001

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West African Mobility and Migration Policies of OECD Countries

2008

This publication reviews migration policies in the main OECD countries receiving West African migrants and analyses the …

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Corporate Responsibility : Results of a Fact-Finding Mission on Private Initiatives

2001

In the ongoing public debate on globalisation, concerns have been expressed about the economic, social and environmental impacts of deepening international trade and investment ties and about the activities of the multinational enterprises. These concerns focus on a variety of issues including...

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Trade, Employment and Labour Standards : A Study of Core Workers' Rights and International Trade

1996

Recent years have witnessed growing concern over the controversial issue of trade and labour standards. In a context of intensified international competition, alleged cases of child labour exploitation or of denial of rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining in some developing...

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Managing Working Conditions in the Supply Chain : A Fact-Finding Study of Corporate Practices

2002

The expanding geographical sweep of supply chains reflects important advances in the area of logistics management. Some of these advances are linked to progress in computing, telecommunications and robotics technologies as well as to the accumulation of management expertise. Managers have...

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How Are School Systems Adapting to Increasing Numbers of Immigrant Students?

2011

Whether in flight from conflict, with the hope of building a better life, or to seize a social or economic opportunity, people have been crossing borders for as long as there have been borders to cross. Modern means of transportation and communication, the globalisation of the labour market, and...

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OECD Reviews of Migrant Education: Norway 2010

Taguma, Miho; Shewbridge, Claire; Huttova, Jana; … - 2010

By international standards, Norway has an inclusive education system. However, immigrant students, on average, have weaker education outcomes than their native peers at all levels of education. Norway is undertaking universal and targeted measures to improve the situation of immigrant students....

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Where Immigrant Students Succeed : A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement in PISA 2003

2006

Drawing on data from the OECD’s Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA), this report examines the performance of students with immigrant backgrounds and compares it to that of their native counterparts. As well as providing information on countries’ approaches to the...

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Open for Business : Migrant Entrepreneurship in OECD Countries

2010

Migrants contribute to the economic growth of their host countries in many ways, bringing new skills and competencies … with them and helping to reduce labour shortages. An aspect that has received only limited attention up to now is migrants … growth and job creation. In addition, increasing awareness of the positive role that migrants can play as entrepreneurs could …

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