Francesca rosso, etf Beirut, 4 July, 2017 MIGRANT SUPPORT MEASURES FROM AN EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PERSPECTIVE (MISMES) LEBANON Francesca rosso, etf Beirut, 4 July, 2017

What have we done and why? The journey What have we done and why? Analytical work milestones The evolution 2007 2013 2015 2016/17

mean findings and what they What are the What are we going to present today Overview of findings as messages in terms of What are findings and the mean what they

discuss Going to What are we What are we going to present today Overview of findings as messages in terms of What are we Going to discuss

THE PROCESS

HOW WAS THE ANALYSIS CARRIED OUT? Methodology Target groups angle limitations

HOW DID WE GATHERED THE INFORMATION? 5 EXPERTS 27 ORGANIZATIONS 70+ PEOPLE INTERVIEWED 100+ DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS 50+ WEBSITES

Key findings

National inventory of mismes CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Building blocks Migration background National inventory of mismes Case studies CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FACTS AND FIGURES

PROFILE OF LEBANESE EMIGRANTS

Policies and institutions NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Business ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY MISSING OVERALL EMIGRATION STRATEGY (BUT FRAGMENTED POLICIES) SOCIAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Profile of foreign labour immigrants (permits in 2015)

POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CIVIL SOCIETY MISSING IMMIGRATION OVERALL STRATEGY (SKATTERED POLICIES, WITH IMPLEMENTATI ON ISSUES) SOCIAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PROFILE OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: SYRIANS

PROFILE OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: PALESTINIANS

Policies and institutions NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CIVIL SOCIETY LCRP AS ACTION PLAN BUT MISSING OVERALL STRATEGY FOR REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NATIONAL INVENTORY OF MISMES

Understanding what puts the win-win-win into migration Migration is here to stay – how can we make the best of it? Which policies and measures improve the skills matching of migrants (MISMES)? Which skills related policies and measures improve labour market integration (MISMES)?

Each MEASURE HAS a story WHAT WE KEEP IN MIND Each MEASURE HAS a story which tells about the process, the PEOPLE INVOLVED, THE SUCCESSES

17 MISMES WHAT HAVE WE FOUND LEBANESE EMIGRANTS LABOUR IMMIGRANTS REFUGEES/ ASYLUM SEEKERS

Main characteristics of mismes IN LEBANON UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OWNERSHIP? Project based MARGINAL TOOL Cross - fertilisation evolutions learning? BENEFICIARIES cost sustainability

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CHALLENGES TO ACTIONS

POLICY DIALOGUE

COORDINATION

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

MAINSTREAM

ACTION

Relevant and feasible Towards the future Which of the recommendations are most Relevant and feasible In Lebanon

Concretely put in place to support Towards the future What actions can your organization Concretely put in place to support skills development and employability of migrants and refugees