1. Satisfying labour demand through migration in Lithuania Based on a study of the LT EMN NCP, IOM Vilnius and Lithuanian Centre of Social Studies 9 November 2010 Tallinn Evelina Gudzinskaitė Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania EMN National Contact Point in Lithuania

2. Context High emigration rates Strict immigration procedures Little attention paid to the phenomenon Negative opinions in the society

3. Public opinion (1) To your opinion, is it good that alien workers arrive to work in Lithuania? (%)

4. Public opinion (2) Should the government foster or restrain labour immigration? (%)

5. Lithuanian immigration policy Immigration is only a secondary means to answer labour demands Oriented to immediate needs Encourage circular migration, concentrate on return Geographic priority to workers from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, South Caucasus

6. Migration and economy

7. Work permits Unemployment (%)Work permits

8. Qualification of immigrants (ISCO-88) █ Highly qualified█ Qualified- less than 5%

9. Main countries of workers’ origin

10. Issued and revoked work permits █ Issued█Revoked

11. Work permits issued to: █ Understaffed professions█ Other

12. Scheme for understaffed professions (1) How a profession is included to the list: –Based on labour demand; –Labour demand exceeds the supply twice – only of registered vacancies; –The job vacancy cannot be filled within 3 months; –Geographic analysis; –Consultations with social partners

13. Scheme for understaffed professions (2) Facilitations: –Work permit can be issued for 2 years and renewed for 2 more years – without leaving the country; –Work permit is issued within 24 days; –Entry and work with national (D) visa (for 6 months, and then – a residence permit)

14. Understaffed professions II half of 2010 (6 entries): ship construction engineer; dyer of ship carcasses; welder; ship assembler; cook; truck driver. II half of 2007 (60 entries): engineers; workers in ships sector; welders; workers in construction sector; smiths; drivers; etc. XXI century needs?

15. Decrease of residents in Lithuania Source: Statistics Department Jan-Sept 2010 estimates Net migration: -64.2

16. Recommendations Orientation towards the future Active information and recruitment policy for highly qualified workers Simplification of procedures What about ensuring supply of highly qualified workers? Integration measures (for long-term workers) Increasing employers’ responsibility Work with the society

17. Thank you!