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Participatory Immigration Policy Making and Harmonization based on Collaborative Web2.0 Technologies. Example of l abour i mmigration at n ational level : Estonia. Ede Teinbas IF. ICT PSP call identifier: ICT-PSP/2009-3bis ICT PSP Theme/objective identifier: 3.5
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Participatory Immigration Policy Making and Harmonization based on Collaborative Web2.0 Technologies Example of labourimmigrationat nationallevel: Estonia Ede Teinbas IF ICT PSP call identifier: ICT-PSP/2009-3bis ICT PSP Theme/objective identifier: 3.5 Grant agreement no.: 256209
Migrationto Estonia • MostlyduringtheSovietUnion era • Citizensofthe SU republics • 30 % ofthepopulation • Nowadaysrestrictiveimmigrationpolicy • FromFinland, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Latvia, Great Britain • Bigshareisre-migration • Family migration, foreign agreements, employment and education reasons
Migrationlegislation • Aliens Act, which regulates arrival to, stay, living and working in Estonia of citizens of third countries; • Granting Aliens International Protection Act, which regulates the bases for granting international protection to aliens and the legal status of aliens; • Obligation to Leave and Prohibition on Entry Act, which provides for the bases and procedure for expulsion of aliens from Estonia and establishing the prohibition on entry; • Citizenship Act, which establishes the procedures for obtaining, restoring and releasing from Estonian citizenship; • Citizen of the European Union Act, which regulates the conditions for the stay and living in Estonia of citizens of the EU and his family members; • Long-term supra-ministry integrationstrategies
Legal grounds for entry and stay in Estonia • travel visa of the Republic of Estoniaoranother Schengen memberstate; • temporary or long-term residence permit of Estonia oranother Schengen country; • temporary or permanent right of residence of EU citizens and their family members; • the rightorobigation to stay in Estonia arising from an international agreement, resolutionofthegovernment, law, a court decision or an administrative act; • diplomatic or service card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Labourmigration • Subjectto a migration quota (0,1 % ofpopulation) • Residence permit for employment is tied to a concrete contract • Simplifiedconditionsforskilled workers • Salarycriteria (1.24) • No special projects or programs, butin 2008 the labour migration policy was changed to facilitate the foreign skilled workers to enter Estonia
Right of a foreigner to work in Estonia • Everyonewhohas a residencepermitor a rightofresidence • Forentrytowork: • Temproraryworkingforuptosixmonths • onlycertainproffessions • toberegistered in the Police and Border Guard Board by an employer • salarycriterioninsomeproffessions • Temporaryresidencepermitforwork • consent of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, • public competition • fulfilling the salary criterion
Statistics • Labour force by level of skills and nationality on 2009
Statistics • Residencepermitsforemployment: • 2005 - 412 • 2007 - 733 • 2009 – 1063 • PermitsofUnemploymentInsuranceFundin 2004-2009: • mainlyfromUkraine-2781Russia- 211, India- 82, China- 59 and Nepal- 32
Statistics • Temporary employment in Estonia: • 2006 - 644 • 2007 - 658 • 2008 - 559 • 2009 - 220 • Mostlyskilled workers, experts/consultants and artists/scientists • FromUkraine, Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Belorussia
Resultsoftheimmigrants’ questionnaires • Highlyeducated, but poor computer and languageskills • Occupiedinemployment and entrepreneurship • Littleinformationaboutmigration and labour market possibilities • Main problem: language • Usetraditionalchannelsinlabour market affairs, but are interestedinnew
Resultsofthestakeholders’ questionnaires • No labourmigrationprojects • Not a priorityinpolitical agenda • International cooperationinimportant, bothelectronic and traditionaltools are used • Problem: statistics/data and comparability • Informationinwebavailable (partlyalsoinEnglish and Russian), butonlineservices are poor
General conclusions • ImmensemigrationflowsinSoviettimeinfluenceEstonianmigrationpolicy’srestrictiveness: onlyhighlyskilledand/ortemporarymigrationisfavoured • No migrationprograms and projectsexist and labourmigrationisnot a politicalpriority • Migrationto Estonia isscant and highlyskilled • Migrantsdon’thavesufficientaccesstoinformation and don’tknowhowtoparticipateinpolicy-making • Useofelectronicchannelsforinformation and communicationisdesiredbothbymigrants and officials
Participatory Immigration Policy Making and Harmonization based on Collaborative Web2.0 Technologies Thank you! For more information, please contact: Ede Teinbas Ede.teinbas@meis.ee +372 58 085 407 ICT PSP call identifier: ICT-PSP/2009-3bis ICT PSP Theme/objective identifier: 3.5 Grant agreement no.: 256209