1. Regions for Economic Change: Networking for Results Migrants and the City: Towards Successful Integration Anna Ludwinek European Foundation
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2. Context Important role of cities in the integration of migrants
Implementation of national integration policies
Innovative local policy developments
Indirect part of the emerging coordination process on migration policy on EU level (‘global approach to migration’)
Role of EU
Increasing role of EU on migration and integration policies
Role of CLIP (Cities for Local Integration Policy)
Support cities, EU institutions, Social Partners, migrant organisation, NGOs
Role of research
Provide knowledge and expertise
Support dialogue
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3. What is CLIP? Cities for Local Integration Policies for migrants
Network 30 European cities managed by the European Foundation (EU-Agency): Start January 2006
Strategic partners: (CoE, CoR, CEMR, ENAR)
Research support by six leading European research centres
Policy Objectives
Improve local integration policies and practice on the European, national, regional and local level
Organise a systematic exchange of experience on ‘what works’ between local authorities in Europe
Support the articulation between the European and the local level on good experience in order to deliver a more effective integration policy for migrants
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4. How does CLIP operate
Effective peer review process between cities by describing, comparing and evaluating local policies
Combine analysis with action research, build-up trust
Involve organisations of migrants, NGOs, Social partners
Themes
Housing conditions and segregation of migrants
Personnel policy of local authorities and provision of social services for migrants
Intercultural relations in particular with Muslim communities
Ethnic entrepreneurship
Output
Case studies, comparative analysis, practical policy recommendations
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5. Conditions for successful dissemination and networking - examples
Representative, active and stable network of cities
Cities are subjects of the research process and not only objects
Case studies based on a wide range of methods
Use of experience and knowledge of city administrators
‘Experts in their own right’
Need to develop a close, trustful and effective cooperation between research group and cities
Examples:
Regional seminars (2008- German speaking countries, Italian )
Use of European Integration Fund (Stuttgart)
Future activities??
Monitoring, evaluation system
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6. Diversity and equality policy of CLIP cities
CLIP focused on two areas
Personnel policy of cities for migrants
Administration
Service provision
Companies in public ownership
Service provision for migrants
Background and importance:
Local authorities are often the largest or second largest single employer in the city
Cities are key service providers to migrants
Local authorities are a significant employer in Europe (4-6%)
Contribution of CLIP
25 case studies in European cities
Overview report and policy recommendations
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7. Source: European Labour Force Survey 2007
Employment profile of migrant workers in local authorities: Availability of information on ethnic background
Over 40% cities have no information as regards migrant employees in their staff
Total numbers
Occupation or positions of migrants in their workforce
Different views and practices on monitoring
Source: European Labour Force Survey 2007

8. Share of migrant employees in local authorities in comparison to population
Source: CLIP study on equality and diversity in jobs and services in European cities, 2008

9. Employment profile of migrant employees in local authorities: Quality of employment
Concentrated in manual/ less senior posts e.g. Stuttgart
Overall figure (services and companies owned): 10%
Administration: 7%
Companies owned: 25%
Highest and higher grades: 1 to 3%
Clerical grade: 8%
Manual grade: 41%
High % of migrants with short term contracts
Higher % of migrants contracted and outsourced services
Results regarding low quality of employment of migrants are confirmed for EU by “Employment in Europe Report 2008”
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10. Contribution of the network towards policy-making - recommendations EU level
Provide guidance for cities on concepts, terminology, legal obligations and good practice
E.g. difference between equality and diversity management
E.g. extent to which contracts with external service providers can meet equality standards without breaching EU procurement rules
Publication on new Commission website on integration
Review legal restrictions on access of non-EEA nationals to municipal jobs
Investigate: rationale, impact and necessity
Consider ‘reasonable’ restrictions
Recommendation for EES: Stress the importance of cities as direct employers of migrants and as role models for the private sector (Czech Presidency)
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11. Contribution of the network towards policy-making - recommendations national and local level
National – procedures on recognition of qualifications, migrants rights
Local – move beyond antidiscrimination procedures, effective monitoring, review legal and procedural barriers to jobs, recruitment methods, diversity into contracts with external providers Copenhagen, Stuttgart, Wolverhampton) , consultation with migrant organisations
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12. Thank you
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