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Globalisation in one Continent –
Mobility for the benefit of all?
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Reykjavik
June 22, 2007
Kevin Quinn
Manager
International Employment Services
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 Kevin Quinn, Manager –International
Employment Services
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Responsible for;International Recruitment
Information for migrant workers
Policy in relation to the International
Labour Market
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 How we are where we are?
 What was FAS response?
 What is the response from ‘sending
Countries’?
 What more can be done?
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Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Germany
France
Spain
Latvia
EU25
Euro-zone
Finland
Belguim
Italy
Lithuania
Estonia
Malta
Portugal
Hungary
Sweden
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Austria
Denmark
Netherlands
UK
Ireland
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How we are where we are
EU Unemployment Rates 2005
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Irish Economic Facts
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GDP Growth (2006)
GDP per Capita (2006)
Irish GDP per Capita as % of EU
Inflation (2006)
Current Account Deficit (2006)
Population (2006)
Average Full Time Wage (2006)
National Minimum Wage (Jan 2007)
Weekly Unemployment All. (Jan 2007)
 Adult Dependent
(Jan 2007)
5.2%
€39,018 ($52,000)
139%
4.0%
3.5% of GDP
4.2 million
€727
€8.30 per hour
€185.80
€123.30
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 Jobless growth during the 1980s
 Huge Economic Growth during the 1990s
 8.6% Average growth in GDP between
1995-2002
 12% Growth in GDP in 2000
 Another 5% in 2005
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 Large labour and skills shortages
 Attractive wages and salaries
 Welcoming attitude
 Employers positive perception
 Cheap flights
Favourable Demographics
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
Productivity
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
Strong Housing Demand
Productivity
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
Employment
Strong Housing Demand
Productivity
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
Tax Revenue
Employment
Strong Housing Demand
Productivity
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
Immigration
Tax Revenue
Employment
Strong Housing Demand
Productivity
Low Interest Rates
Favourable Demographics
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 Challenges: Irish Labour Market;
 Labour Shortages;
 Optimistic scenario- 50,000 shortage of all
workers
 Pessimistic Scenario- 70,000 shortage of all
workers
 60% skilled and qualified
PPSN Allocations
Nationality
May –
December
2004
2005
2006
January
2007*
Total
Poland
25,222
65,305
93,932
2,398
186,857
Lithuania
11,410
18,932
15,972
416
46,730
Latvia
5,769
9,412
7,934
218
23,333
Slovakia
4,513
9,342
10,695
334
24,884
Czech Republic
3,061
4,545
4,436
130
12,172
Hungary
1,753
3,104
4,345
113
9,315
Estonia
1,637
2,025
1,402
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5,093
64
75
101
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241
130
125
143
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406
23
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37
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Romania
3534
1392
4,926
Bulgaria
268
47
315
142,799
5,091
314,359
Slovenia
Malta
Cyprus
Total
* week commencing 13th January, 2007
53,582
112,887
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
To Twenty-five….and then?
How far east?
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What was FAS response?
 Accession of A10 Countries in 2004
 Open Borders – as UK
 Numbers coming to Ireland - but % per capita 6
times greater in Ireland
 FÁS Corporate Affairs & International Employment
Services (EURES) Proposal
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BASED ON OUR OWN EXPERIENCE
 Solutions found through information
 Campaign launched ‘ Don’t Go Before You
Know’
 British and Irish PES worked together
 Likewise Germany, Netherlands etc.
 Shared ownership- problems and successes
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Research showed that young migrants
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Had little or no preparation before leaving
Arrived with little or no money
Had no accommodation arranged
Had no idea about how to find a job
One in three were approached within 24
hours to get involved with crime
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Little pre departure preparation
No idea how to find jobs
No accommodation arranged
Little or no resources
No personal networks
No English
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 FAS were ‘swamped’ with clients who could
not communicate
 Illegal recruitment agencies were operating
 Exploitation was a real possibility
 Health and Safety issues were ignored or
not understood
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FAS response
 Training for all staff in intercultural issues
 Developing the Know Before You Go Campaign
 Introduction in all public offices of simultaneous
language interpretation
 Developing ‘Information Days’ for Communities
 Developing close working relationships with
relevant Ministries and Agencies of ‘sending
countries
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FAS response Contd…
 Providing training for key staff from other countries
in all aspects of living and working in Ireland
 Offering an efficient and cost effective recruitment
service to Irish employers
 Running a parallel public session on all aspects of
living and working in Ireland, employment rights
etc to all candidates
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Key features
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Migrants will return to own country
Lack of integration
Homesickness
Working below skills level
Major language problems
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Know Before You Go Campaign
Leaflets in 12 languages (+ English)
DVD in five main country languages – Poland
Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia & Czech Republic)
Information on FÁS Website
Cost – initial production €600,000
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 Attractive well produced (broadcast quality)
 Aimed at young mobile jobseekers
 Contains all relevant information in a logical
sequence
 Presented by ‘native’ young journalists
based in Ireland
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 Emigration a social/ political problem in
many countries
 Information nevertheless is still vital
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‘Open days’ have been run and are planned
Lithuanian planning a series of information
Polish also but with recruitment aspect
FAS arranging Country specific events
More emphasis on retention than migration
in A 8
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What more can be done…….
 Migrants grow the economy by 1 ½ % for every 1%
increase in the labour force
 If working at their skills level economy would grow
by up to 3 ½%
 Language barriers must be addressed
 24 hour help line made available
 Greater efforts made to get information to potential
migrants
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 Employers need to integrate migrants at all
levels
 Communities need to be more proactive
 Support should be provided at ‘official’ and
NGO level to assist new arrivals
 English language training should be
provided
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 ‘Sending’ countries must acknowledge the
need for pre-departure information
 Sending countries must give support to
relevant NGOs (Ireland also)
 Shared problem and shared opportunity
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Thank you!