When immigrants arrive in a new country, they are confronted with new labour market requirements such as language proficiency, familiarity with job-search procedures and work practices which they are not always able to satisfy. Over time, this expertise can be acquired. In practice however, differences in employment and earnings persist: experience and qualifications obtained abroad may not be fully equivalent to experience and qualifications acquired in the host country or not recognised as such, social capital may be lacking, or discriminatory hiring practices may persist among employers. Th
- ISBN10 9264167536
- ISBN13 9789264167537
- Publish Date 11 June 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country FR
- Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 298
- Language English