Labour Market Integration of Refugees: EU Law

This note gives a summary of standards set by EU Directives for labour market integration of different categories of refugees.It has been prepared by Policy Department A for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament.

This note summarises the Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU) with a view to beneficiaries of international protection and the Reception Directive (Directive 2013/33/EU) with a view to applicants. In its Communication of 6 April 2016 towards a reform of the Common European Asylum System and enhancing legal avenues to Europe, the European Commission announced that it will propose a new Qualification Regulation replacing the Qualification Directive and targeted modifications of the Reception Directive.

Author: Susanne Kraatz.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Commission presents options for reforming the Common European Asylum System and developing safe and legal pathways to Europe http://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1211819

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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