In Portugal the High Commission for Migration has worked for more than a decade on the integration of migrants. This article by Isabela Salim discusses some of the services which support the integration of migrants into the Portuguese labour market.
The last MIPEX study, which ranked Portugal as the second best country for the integration of migrants, gave the highest score for Labour Market Mobility. We can read that “despite the crisis and austerity, Portugal maintained its investment in integration and even worked to increase its reach and effectiveness (…); more immigrants can access protections (…) and expanded targeted employment programmes”.
