Transcript Meaning of the remigration plan

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Supporting measures to
foster return migration
Demography tendencies
Since 2000, number of population has decreased by 340 thousand or 14.3%
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Main emigration reasons
 Main reasons:
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Difference of wages in the EU free labour market;
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Differences of labour possibilities in Latvia and abroad;
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Differences of working conditions (int.al. social security),
education possibilities and other factors.
 Conditions, which promote emigration to
the new place of living:
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‘Open door effect’ (easier access to the old EU Member
states’ labour markets);
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Current diaspora, int.al. family members in a new place
of living;
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More information on work possibilities abroad.
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Forecasts of the number of population change
miljonos
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Growth can be limited by the lack of
labour force
Until 2020, economy will grow on average by 45% yearly, and along with the increase of
welfare–in the next decade–it will grow by 3-4%.
According to the target scenario, until 2030,
120 thousand new vacancies will be created
and additional labour force will be necessary to
fill these vacancies
The goal is to fill these vacancies mainly with
Latvian emigrants not the immigrants from
other countries.
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Labour force supply and demand
Thousand, 15-74
Unemployment rate
2007.g. - 6,1%
Unemployment rate
2010.g. - 19%
Unemployment rate
2030.g. - 5,5%
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Promotion of the population remigration
Plan of remigration support activities:
Main goal:
to support those Latvian nationals and their families
who live abroad, who consider the possibility or have
already decided to return and work in Latvia or those
who wish to establish their own enterprise or develop
business network with Latvia.
Target groups:
 Professionals who are necessary for the labour
market;
 Emigrant families with children;
 Young people who have studied and gained work
experience abroad;
 Young people who study abroad.
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Meaning of the remigration plan
 It will not offer solutions for the all acute
problems in the economy, society and
country in general,
• but
 It will offer a practical help for
emigrants, their families, for those
who wish to return, see the
possibility to return and are ready
to do it.
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Remigration support activities (1)
1. Development of one-stop agency:
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Representations in all regions of Latvia;
Support of information and consultations on residence in
Latvia, etc.
2. Accessibility of labour market information:
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Two-way communication mechanism (connects employers in
Latvia with the professionals living abroad).
3. Attraction of highly qualified labour-force for
Latvian enterprises:
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Development and implementation of the program ‘Support of
the attraction of the highly qualified labour force 2014-2020’;
Evaluation of the profession list, in which the state writes off
the study loans according to the needs of economy;
Develop the system to write off the study loans for those who
study abroad in the field which is important for economy of
Latvia.
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Remigration support activities (2)
4. Teaching of Latvian language:
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SEA coupons/ vouchers training program;
Specialized Latvian language courses for work.
5. Cooperation with diaspora (development
and maintenance of business networks):
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Wider usage of the Latvian organizations’ networks abroad;
Support the information of economic development and labour
market forecasts and success stories in Latvia.
6. Support for pupils (and their parents) who
return in the Latvian education system;
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Pupils’ enrollment in the education system after returning to
Latvia;
Certain support activities, which must be ensured in schools in
order to help pupils to integrate in the education system of
Latvia.
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Remigration support activities (3)
7. Demands of state and local government
institutions in order to recruit employees:
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Development of the control mechanism (to prevent
unjustified demands for language skills);
If the Russian or any other language skills are necessary for
the realization of work duties, employer will have a
possibility to receive support for the training of new
employees.
8. Extension of the number of those people,
who can apply for repatriate status.
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Amendments of Repatriation law
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