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Migrant women are often excluded from integration into their host countries, according to an OECD report released Sunday (9) by the European Commission, which she considers as a "subject of concern".
The countries that make up the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) account for 128 million migrants and the European Union (EU), with 58 million or 10% of the population.
Over the last decade, their numbers have increased by 28% in the EU, where two-thirds of immigrants are from countries outside the Union, says this report released on the eve of the UN summit that should approve the pact on migration in Marrakech.
"In many countries, vulnerable immigrant groups, such as refugees, can take on average 15 years or more to reach an unemployment rate similar to that of the country's inhabitants," said the Commissioner. European Commission on Migration. Preamble of the report Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Secretary General of OECD, Angel Gurria.
"The inclusion of migrant families, made up of many women, is also a source of concern," they add.
Female migrant workers are less numerous than in the host country (57% vs. 63% in the EU). Some remain without choice outside the labor market (one in five in the EU), which they attribute to family reasons (35% for migrants, compared to a quarter of women born in the country). .
"The integration of women should be the subject of much attention," said AFP Jean-Christophe Dumont, head of the section "International Migration" of the OECD, highlighting "long-term issues".
"According to Gurria and Avramapoulos, the lack of integration can have a considerable cost in terms of productivity and growth," adding that "political costs, instability and, more generally, the negative cost of social cohesion "that provokes.
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