16.12.2016 , in ((Politics))
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Margarite Helena Zoeteweij
The issue of whether EU (labor) migration law respects the principle of gender equality as it is supposed to is so far understudied. This attempt of exposing some gender-related flaws in the EU migration law shortly discusses the gender-neutrality of the EU Blue Card Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive as two examples of EU migration law. And, it is used as evidence that the EU asylum and migration law does indeed contain traces of gender-discrimination.
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27.10.2016 , in ((Politics))
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Marion Panizzon
Trumping over the US election campaign is also a visa dispute at the WTO. On trial stands a bill by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services to double application fees for H1-B visa. India brought its complaint before the WTO on March 2016, alleging that the US had breached its legally binding market access commitments. The US-India dispute could set a precedent if it were to confirm the WTO’s judicial competence over visa – traditionally considered a national prerogative.
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20.09.2016 , in ((Politics))
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Sarah Progin-Theuerkauf
On 7 June 2016, the European Commission has published a proposal to amend the EU Blue Card Directive, the often criticized legal instrument regulating highly skilled immigration by Third Country Nationals into the EU. So far, the Directive has mostly been used by Germany – 12’108 Blue Cards out of a total of 13’852 issued in the EU in 2014 – whereas other Member States have been more reticent. Will the new proposal finally succeed in strengthening the EU’s competitiveness by attracting (and retaining) highly skilled workers?
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26.08.2016 , in ((Experiences))
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Laure Sandoz
Contrairement à ce que l’on pourrait penser au vu de la bonne situation du marché de l’emploi en Suisse, il est souvent difficile pour les personnes réfugiées de trouver du travail dans leur domaine d’expertise. En particulier, l’accès au marché du travail pour les personnes réfugiées est étroitement lié à la question de la reconnaissance de l’expérience et des qualifications.
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16.06.2016 , in ((Politics))
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Philippe Wanner
Le récent rapport du SEM rappelant la présence en Suisse d'environ 76 000 sans-papiers invite à s’interroger sur les causes de ce phénomène. En particulier, l’inadéquation entre des politiques migratoires, orientées sur les migrants hautement qualifiés, et un marché du travail requérant de la main-d’œuvre faiblement rémunérée, est certainement l’une des raisons majeures expliquant la permanence des sans-papiers.
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