In 2003, Norway implemented an 'Introduction Programme'that aimed to increase labour
market inclusion among newly arrived immigrants. Its main objectives were to facilitate free …

This report provides a comparative analysis of policies affecting the labour market
participation of young refugees in the Nordic countries. Background statistics, secondary …

Insufficient integration of immigrants into the labour market has been identified as a major
problem in the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Integration depends …

In the Nordic countries, activities for newly arrived refugees and family migrants are
organized within introduction programmes and the question of which type of activities works …

In this article, the authors evaluate a Swedish pilot scheme that targeted immigrants with
weak Swedish-language skills registered as unemployed at public employment offices. By …

This study investigates conditions favouring early labor marketintegration for immigrants in
Sweden. The study is based on a survey among immigrants just two and a half years after …

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden face similar problems of integrating large groups of
immigrants, especially low-educated ones from outside the EU, into their labour markets. In …

This article analyses the labour market integration of newly arrived immigrants in the UK
labour market, based on data from the UK Labour Force Survey. We focus on immigrants …

Evidence from many OECD countries shows that immigrants, in particular recent arrivals,
tend to be especially affected by an economic downturn. The available tentative evidence on …

This systematic review describes the recent literature on integration programs and active
labor market policies (ALMPs) that strive to enhance immigrants' employment. We searched …