Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.18.2.1
The Challenges of Diversity Management to Migrant Integration in the european Union
Tijana Vukojičić Tomić
orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-7291
; Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
Abstract
The integration of migrants is one of the biggest challenges to European Union (EU) countries today, and it represents a serious challenge to the management of European diversity. Because of this, a framework for the integration of migrants into the EU was developed through a range of directives and other “soft” mechanisms. Even though migrant integration remains the primary responsibility of nation states, EU policies are important with regard to knowledge exchange, its promotion, and the monitoring of integration practices. In EU discourse the integration of migrants is a key mechanism to maximising the opportunities and contributions that migration can make to EU development, while employment is central to the participation of migrants. European Union legislation provides a strong anti-discrimination framework and emphasizes the equal opportunity
principle as key integration issues. This paper’s starting assumption is that, besides the anti-discrimination aspect of migrant integration in the area of employment, their contribution to economic growth and cultural wealth is no less important because the European workforce is ageing and shrinking. An analysis of European policy documents has been carried out in the context of the approach to managing diversity, which highlights the potential of diversity for better organisational performance. It is argued that the successful integration of migrants is
recognised not only as key to better migrant participation but also as potential for the host society’s labour market and for increased economic performance. However, migrant inflow could also weaken a country’s fiscal sustainability if human resource potential is not used well. Several challenges to successful labour market integration are underlined in the paper.
Keywords
integration of migrants; employment; diversity management; better performance; European policy
Hrčak ID:
201713
URI
Publication date:
19.6.2018.
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