Partnerships across countries help migration work better

Skills4Justice is a collaborative research project analysing labour and skills shortages across 11 countries, to match migration pathways with destination countries’ labour needs. The project aims to support both the dignity of migrants and the economies of the countries to which they move.

The research addresses skilled labour migration, dominant in the policy rhetoric, as well as concerns that there are sectors in Europe that are reliant on migrant workers to fill low-skilled vacancies, leading to lower quality of working life.

After analysing skills shortages and mismatches in destination and origin countries, the project will develop toolkits for policymakers and training organisations, helping them develop sustainable and fair pathways for skill formation and migration.

Impact

• Policy impact: helps policymakers, training institutions, and social organisations to establish mutually beneficial projects designed to increase investment in human capital, better match supply to labour market demand, and develop safe pathways for labour migration.

Key information

• Major funders: European Union, Horizon 2020 (underwritten by UK Research and Innovation)
• Partners and collaborators: Vytautus Magnus University, Universitaat Bremen, Universitata degli Studi di Verona, Federazione Centro Nazionale Operesalesiane Professionale, Warsaw School of Economics, Ankara Universitesi, Universitetet I Stavanger, Institute of Educational Analytics Kyiv, Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Kotebe University of Education, Université d’Angers, Université de Poitiers.
• Disciplines: environment, sustainability, health and nutrition
• Investigators: Professor Jonathan Winterton, Dr Zinovijus Ciupijus, Dr Andrew Kozhevnikov, Professor Chris Forde, Professor Vera Trappmann.

Keywords: migration, migrants, immigration, labour needs, economy, policy change, policymakers, job market, employment, skills, work, training