Update on policy developments in Sweden
In September 2008, the Swedish government presented a cohesive strategy for integration for the years 2008-2010. The strategy is based on an analysis of contemporary problems regarding integration and measures to tackle them. The point of departure for the strategy is that education, employment and income are key factors for solving most other so-called “integration problems”.
Description
The relatively poor performance of immigrants in the labour market and in the education system is the result of a complex interaction between many different factors. The most important factors have been identified as: the general level of supply and demand of labour, immigrants’ language skills, employers’ ability to correctly value qualifications and vocational skills acquired abroad, discrimination, the overall performance of the education system, and the supply of complementary education for highly-educated immigrants. Accordingly, Swedish integration policies has covered seven areas:
- Effective reception and introduction of new arrivals
- Employment and entrepreneurship
- Better educational performance and equivalence in schools
- Language and education for adults
- Discrimination
- Local development in urban districts characterised by exclusion
- Shared values
Some of the initiatives in these areas are
presented in this document.
Contact Info
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
Division for Integration and Urban development
Michael Hagos
Telephone +46 8 405 40 42
Mobile +46 739 86 81 12
Fax +46 8 405 35 78
E-mail michael.hagos@integration.ministry.se
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