Integration of applicants for international protection in the labour market: EMN Study

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  This EMN Study offers an overview of how EMN Member Countries are supporting the integration of applicants for international protection in the labour market. Labour market integration is a crucial aspect of migrant integration and successful engagement in society. This is not only due to its role in providing economic independence but also because it has an impact on … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Oct 2023
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Estimating the MESL costs for families in Direct Provision

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This is a working paper from the Vincentian MESL Research Centre which has conducted research on the minimum essential standard of living (MESL) since 2004. The paper outlines the findings of the first, desk-based, stage of a project to establish the MESL needs for families with children living in the Irish Direct Provision system. It will inform a subsequent stage … Read More

Author(s):Vincentian MESL Research Centre
Publisher:Vincentian MESL Research Centre
Publication Date:10 May 2023
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Post-school Pathways of Migrant-Origin Youth in Europe

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  Abstract: This volume explores the role of structure and agency in shaping post-school pathways for migrant-origin young people, providing new insights from countries with different migration histories and transition systems. The book collates the work of leading international scholars to cover a number of jurisdictions across Europe, looking in depth at migrant transitions in different contexts. The chapters examine … Read More

Editor(s):Merike Darmody, Emer Smyth
Publisher:Routledge
Publication Date:10 May 2023
Geographic Focus:Europe
ISBN:9781003279303
DOI:https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003279303
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Explaining recent trends in international protection in Ireland

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In the first six months of 2022, 6,494 applications for international protection were lodged in Ireland. This marked a significant increase compared to recent years. While there was also an increase in applications across the EU, the increase in Ireland was proportionally larger. Ireland was among a small number of European countries that saw applications rise continuously throughout the first … Read More

Author(s):Emily Cunniffe, Keire Murphy, Emma Quinn, James Laurence, Frances McGinnity, Kayla Rush
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Publication Date:24 Nov 2022
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Access to services for beneficiaries of temporary protection: EMN Inform

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The large number of people fleeing Ukraine necessitated the provision of specific policies and measures on access to services for beneficiaries of temporary protection in the Member States. According to Article 14 of the the TPD, Member States shall provide access to services such as education. The inform covers how Member States have organised access to: social benefits education employment … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:23 Nov 2022
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Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2021: EMN Inform

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This EMN Inform offers a concise overview of the main topics covered in the EMN Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2021. This includes developments in the fields of legal migration, international protection; minors and vulnerable groups; integration; citizenship and statelessness; borders, visa and Schengen governance; irregular migration including smuggling; return and readmission; trafficking in human beings; and migration and … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:15 Jun 2022
Geographic Focus:EU Member States, Norway and Georgia
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Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2021: Synthesis Report

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The EMN Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the migration and asylum situation and developments in EU Member States, Norway and Georgia, as well as statistical data for the year 2021, where available at the time of publication of the report. Topics range from legal migration and integration to border control and return of third-country nationals, and the report … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:15 Jun 2022
Geographic Focus:EU Member States, Norway and Georgia
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Meeting the Information Needs of Migrants in Vulnerable Situations: A Citizens Information Perspective

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Citizens Information Services (CISs) deal with almost 700,000 queries a year from over 350,000 callers. Almost one quarter of callers (where country of origin is recorded) are migrants. This is significantly higher than the proportion of migrants in the total Irish population, which stands at 12%. The Citizens Information Board (CIB) commissioned this policy-focused research to highlight the information needs … Read More

Author(s):Michelle Norris, Dorota Szelewa, Joanne Kelleher, Jack Bwalya
Publisher:Citizens Information Board
Publication Date:02 Jun 2022
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Report on Human Trafficking and Exploitation on the Island of Ireland

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The Human Trafficking & Exploitation Project on the Island of Ireland (HTEPII) is the culmination of a cooperative project involving several collaborators. This unique mixed-methods research project brings together senior academics at Mary Immaculate College with senior personnel from An Garda Sióchána, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Irish Department of Justice & Equality, and the Department of Justice … Read More

Author(s):Michael J. Breen, Amy Erbe Healy, Michael G. Healy
Publisher:Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Publication Date:06 May 2021
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Navigating Irregularity: The impact of growing up undocumented in Europe

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Undocumented children are part of our communities and share the hopes and dreams of any other children. Yet, due to their irregular residence status, their lives and the lives of their families are characterized by uncertainty and instability across many different areas. This paper focusses on six areas impacted by their irregular residence status: housing, access to services, income and … Read More

Author(s):Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants
Publisher:Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants
Publication Date:15 Apr 2021
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Getting Right to Work: Access to employment and decent work for international protection applicants in Ireland

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  Click here to download the report This report contributes to the realisation of the right to decent work for international protection applicants in Ireland. It does so by documenting the barriers they face to obtaining employment and decent work, examining the effectiveness of employment support programmes, and identifying measures to be taken to ensure access to decent work for … Read More

Author(s):Doras
Publisher:Doras
Publication Date:29 Mar 2021
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Realising Family Reunification: Report on the UNHCR, IOM and Irish Red Cross Travel Assistant Programme

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This report provides an overview of the implementation of the TA programme and demonstrates its impact in reuniting family members. It also aims to show the sometimes-unseen practical steps and challenges that may be encountered following a positive family reunification decision. The analysis in this report predominantly focuses on the implementation of the TA programme and its impact since it … Read More

Author(s):Sarah Parle, Maria Hennessy
Publisher:UNHCR Ireland
Publication Date:29 Mar 2021
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The Impacts of Covid-19 on Ethnic Minority and Migrant Groups in Ireland

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This paper outlines key impacts of Covid-19 on ethnic minority and migrant groups in Ireland. It presents an overview of available data, and identifies areas for further work. The paper provides some contextual information first, followed by an outline of issues arising for ethnic minority and migrant groups in relation to Covid-19 in the areas of employment and income, housing, … Read More

Author(s):Órlaith Hennessy
Publisher:National Economic and Social Council
Publication Date:02 Feb 2021
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Implementing Alternatives to Direct Provision

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This report has been commissioned by the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) due to an identified need to bridge the gap between the recommendations of the Advisory Group Report published in October 20201 and the Government White Paper due in February 2021, and to guide transition from Direct Provision to a new system of housing for people seeking protection and refugees … Read More

Author(s):Campbell Tickell
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:27 Jan 2021
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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COVID-19 and non-Irish nationals in Ireland

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This report explores the impact of COVID-19  on Non-Irish nationals, including employment effects, their role as key workers and their exposure to COVID-19 infection. Key findings from the study include: Early Labour Market Impact of COVID-19: Non-Irish nationals are over-represented in sectors severely affected by COVID-19 closures, including Accommodation and Food. East European nationals experienced a sharper fall in employment … Read More

Author(s):Shannen Enright, Frances McGinnity, Ivan Privalko, Helen Russell
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:15 Jan 2021
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Monitoring Report on Integration 2020

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The Monitoring report on Integration 2020 is the latest in a series of reports on how non-Irish nationals fare compared to Irish nationals, in terms of key life domains: employment, education, social inclusion and active citizenship. Labour Market (2019) In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, overall employment rates were slightly higher among non-Irish nationals than Irish nationals and, the … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Shannen Enright, Emma Quinn, Bertrand Maître, Ivan Privalko, Merike Darmody, Michal Polakowski
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:15 Dec 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Working to the bone: the experiences of migrant workers in the meat sector in Ireland

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  View File  Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has been supporting agri-food workers to address workplace issues since its inception in 2001. MRCI supports workers with an average of 2,200 cases annually across agri-food, home care, cleaning, hotel, restaurants and catering, and on a range of work permit and immigration issues. Workers in the meat processing sector were some of … Read More

Author(s):Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Publisher:Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Publication Date:26 Nov 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.mrci.ie/app/uploads/2020/11/Report_Working-to-the-bone_final.pdf
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Supporting integration? International practices on civics and language requirements linked to naturalisation: policy implications for Ireland

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Ireland’s Migrant Integration Strategy 2017-2020 states that the introduction of both civics and language tests for those seeking citizenship in Ireland will be examined. This research aims to contribute by investigating requirements linked to naturalisation in Europe. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including a related European Migration Network study, a mapping exercise was undertaken across 27 EU Member … Read More

Author(s):Sarah Groarke, Michał Polakowski, Emma Quinn, Frances McGinnity
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute and Department of Justice and Equality
Publication Date:28 Sep 2020
Geographic Focus:EU
ISBN:978-0-7070-0535-5
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Powerless: Experiences of direct provision during the Covid-19 pandemic

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This report details the findings of a survey of people’s experiences of Direct Provision during the Covid-19 pandemic. It aims to provide a picture of what it is like to live in the Direct Provision system at this time. It is based on a survey completed by approximately 418 people (5.4% of the population of Direct Provision) living in 63 … Read More

Author(s): Vikki Walshe, Nick Henderson
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:10 Aug 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Invisible People: The integration support needs of refugee families reunified in Ireland

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The right to family reunification is a well established principle of human rights law and is one that has particular relevance to refugees and other beneficiaries of international protection (UNHCR, 2018). Statutory provision for refugee family reunification in Ireland is set out under Section 56 and Section 57 of the International Protection Act 2015. In addition, the Irish government has … Read More

Author(s):Karen Smith, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Derina Johnson and Azad Izzeddin
Publisher:NASC
Publication Date:28 Jul 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://nascireland.org/sites/default/files/Invisible%20People.pdf
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