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France Struggles to Attract Foreign Workers

   Les migrations professionnelles en France
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   Indeed, migration to advanced economies is overwhelmingly within
   existing legal frameworks. And given declining demographics and ageing
   populations, a major concern among policy makers across the West is not
   those fleeing war-torn zones but rather how to attract economic
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   France is no exception to this. As the OECD details in its new report
   it presented at France Stratégie on November 20, the country has made
   it a priority since the turn of the century to bring in foreign workers
   to bolster its job market.

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   Requests are dealt with by each department (the administrative
   equivalent to a county), where there is limited ability to evaluate
   foreign credentials. This is compounded by a lack of guidance from
   Paris, limited coordination on a national level and a dearth of
   evaluation criteria in the labour code.
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A promising new permit

   Despite its success with students – close to a third of foreigners who
   come to pursue degrees remain in France after completing their
   education, one of the highest levels among OECD countries – the country
   clearly has difficulty attracting foreign workers. This is particularly
   the case for those with advanced degrees. The report states that while
   France is the second destination for potential migrants on the whole,
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   for highly-skilled workers. Known as Passeport talent, this new permit
   extends the duration of residence to four years for ten categries of
   labour migrants. Foreigners who have obtained an advanced degree in
   France are also eligible for the card.

   Though its impact is hard to determine, the report highlights the
   permit could go far to increasing France’s attractiveness for foreign
   workers, provided the government backs and promotes it sufficiently.
   More specifically, as it isn’t granted at the regional level but
   instead by consulates (and prefectures for job changes), its success
   will also ride on coordinating inter-ministerial policy, raising
   awareness among employers and putting them in touch with foreign
   talent.
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