Can temporary migration solve Europe’s labour crisis?

Temporary migration can benefit both 'receiving' countries, because of its flexibility and the resultant economic growth, and 'source' countries, because of the consequent reduction in domestic unemployment and the remittances sent home by workers. This was one of the key messages to emerge from a Dialogue hosted by the EPC and KBF in collaboration with the Global Commission on International Migration. But speakers agreed that much more needed to be done to ensure respect for, and the protection of, temporary migrants' rights and to integrate them into their host countries. Length of stay should not be the determining factor.

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