A useful tool to compare Germany’s and the Netherlands’ immigrationand integration policy is the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)...A maindifference is that the Netherlands’ integration policy has been targeted towardsspecific ethnic groups, whereas Germany’s was aimed towards individuals.Besides in the MIPEX scores, this is also reflected in the index ofcultural rights granted to immigrants, where the Netherlands scores highestand Germany, only moderately (Koopmans et al. 2005)...Whencompared to other European countries, both Germany and the Netherlandshave roughly the same score on the strictness of employment protectionlegislation. However, Germany scores higher than the Netherlands (Kogan2007b: 67; OECD 2004). This disparity can mainly be ascribed toGermany’s greater regulation of temporary employment, something thatcould especially decrease opportunities for immigrants who benefit from aflexible and easy-access labour market. This may particularly hold true forunskilled labour, whereby many jobs are temporary. The MIPEX scores forthe ‘labour market access’ area underline this difference...Read more
Lancee: Immigrant Performance in the Labour Market
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
