The Study Visit was hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and aimed to discuss policies and measures to promote the inclusion of first- and second-generation migrants.

To improve the labour market position of migrants, the Dutch government has designed the programme “Further Integration into the Labour Market programme (2018-2021)”. The initiative, composed of eight pilot projects, aims at finding new ways to tackle barriers to inclusion and focus on issues such as addressing pre-entry discrimination, providing intensive coaching for vulnerable groups and increasing parental involvement in study choices for pre-vocational students. The programme is based on a participative and evidence-based approach, bringing together employers and local authorities.

The Study Visit built on the Dutch initiative as well as on practices from the three visiting countries (Austria, Belgium and Denmark). During the event, participants discussed promising practices and lessons learnt to improve employment and the overall perspectives of people with a migrant background. In particular, participants had the opportunity to examine targeted activation measures as well as ways to foster cooperation with employers to ensure durable and sustainable inclusion of migrants in the labour market.