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Spotlight: Migration – a progressive formula

Progressive migration and integration policy in a period of global crises

Policymakers have achieved a lot in recent years in their efforts to lay the basis for a modern immigration policy: a modernised citizenship law, new regulations for skilled worker migration and comprehensive migration partnership agreements.

In response to demographic change it is imperative that Germany establishes itself as an attractive destination country in the international competition for skilled workers and takes full advantage of migration’s potential to bolster its living standards. It needs a comprehensive approach, including international partnerships, visa regulations and solutions to labour and social issues, as well as the establishment of a viable immigration society in Germany.

Within the framework of our focus series »Migration – a progressive formula« we shall be highlighting sustainable strategies and showcasing promising approaches, but also surveying the landscape to determine what is missing, in order to make migration policy fit for purpose. We shall shine a light on a variety of perspectives, from local to international, and link them together.

Contact

Annette Schlicht
+49 30 26935-7486
Joana Marta Sommer
030 26935-8304

Civil Society Mechanism delegation at the 15th GFMD Summit in Riohacha, Colombia

The Key Role of Gender in Migration Governance

19.11.2025 Audio
 
Menschen nehmen an der Eröffnung der 113. Internationalen Arbeitskonferenz in Genf, Schweiz, am 2. Juni 2025 teil.

Platform Work and Informality: The Frontlines of Global Labour Governance

12.11.2025 Pressemitteilung
 
Illustration of a child who is imprisoned. You look at it through an imaginary hole in the picture.

Mythbusting immigration detention

01.10.2025 Audio
 
Zingiswa Losi von COSATU beim  L20/Treffen der Arbeitsgruppe der Beschäftigten der G20

Labour in the G20 – welcomed but offered little

04.09.2025
 
Boitumelo Molete (Gewerkschaftsbund COSATU, Südafrika) auf der Veranstaltung „Just Transition Rising“ in Bonn am 18. Juni 2025

Workers want a Just Transition at COP30 in Belém

03.07.2025
 
A line of travelers at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Labor Migration of Ethiopian Women to the Middle East

26.06.2025
 
Illustration zweier Personen, die einen Vortrag zu Strategien von Gewerkschaften halten und zwei Personen, die mit Plakaten demonstrieren.

From anger to action: Reimagining trade union power through gender justice

20.05.2025
 
A group of trade unionists hold up banners and signs to spread their message "Organise without fear" during a meeting.

From Law to Action: Human Rights Due Diligence Goes Practical

27.03.2025 Interview
 
Deutsche Flagge vor goldenem AU-Logo

Five Suggestions for Africa Policy after the German Federal Elections

04.03.2025
 
Frau trägt großen Karton von USAID

Who will fill the gap?

07.02.2025
 

International Conference | 24 & 25 September 2024 | Berlin

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Publications

Gardner, Zoe

Time for change

the evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system

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Frymark, Kamil

Nierówne doświadczenia, nierówne wyzwania

migracja jako kluczowa kwestia polityczna i społeczna w Niemczech i Polsce : z serii "W polu oddziaływania niemieckich i polskich interesów"

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Frymark, Kamil

Ungleiche Erfahrungen, ungleiche Herausforderungen

Migration als politische und gesellschaftliche Schlüsselfrage in Deutschland und Polen : aus der Serie "Im Kräftefeld deutsch-polnischer Interessen"

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Briceño Gonzalez, Luis

El rol fundamental del género en la gobernanza migratoria

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Briceño Gonzalez, Luis

The key role of gender in migration governance

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Vargas Ribas, Claudia

Mujeres venezolanas en el laberinto de la migración

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Akintola, Lukmon ; Angenendt, Steffen ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Rethinking return cooperation and conditionality in the context of EU-AU migration relations

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Akintola, Lukmon ; Angenendt, Steffen ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Reframing EU-AU migration governance

bridging divergence through pragmatic collaboration

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Akintola, Lukmon ; Angenendt, Steffen

Revitalising multilaterialism to rebalance EU-Africa migration cooperation

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Cripps, Joseph

From pact to practice

how to implement human rights monitoring

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