DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione Meeting Lugano-Manno, June 2012 Project Lenemi LLP – GRUNDTVIG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Project agr. n IT2-GRU Introduction on facts and figures on immigration in Switzerland. 12 June luglio Filippo Bignami, senior researcher

DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione Foreign workers are a fundamental component of the Swiss population, they represent about 23% of it and between 25 and 30% of the active workforce. Foreign residents in Switzerland, per countries of origin – 2010 Source: BfM – Bundesamt für Statistik

DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione Immigrants in Switzerland by area of origin, 1995 – 2009 Source: BfM – Bundesamt für Statistik

DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione The role of immigration in Switzerland changed over time, and evolved during the 60 years after the conclusion of the second World War. 1.rotation of immigrant contingents and facilitation from neighbour countries (1 st circle) 2.enlarging to other EU members (2 nd circle) 3.permission to immigrants from outside the EU (3 rd circle) Only at the end of the 90thies, however, the Swiss legislation finally admitted the “need” of an integrative policy, opening the road to interventions fostering the integration of immigrants in the local society (see Piguet, 2005; Niederberger, 2004; Wicker, Fibbi, Haug, 2003).

DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione Working sector and labour market active immigrants in 2010: industrie (194'000 ou 19,6%) professions commerciales (144'000 ou 14,6%) secteur de la construction (94'000 ou 9,5%) domaine de la santé (107'000 ou 10,8%) hôtellerie et restauration (79'000 ou 8,0%) enseignement (45'000 ou 4,6%) arts loisirs et ménages privés (67'000 ou 6,8%) Tot. 988' '000 (+11'000) Germany 157'000 (-5'000) Italy 144'000 (+14'000) Portugal 53'000 (-1'000) France 43'000 (+1'000) Spain Source: OECD and Swiss Federal office of migrations, Swiss report Dec

DSAN / Titolo principale della presentazione Groupe de professionsTotal UE-27/AELE DPFIAutres Total général Industrie du bâtiment Aménagement et parachèvement Ingénieurs Acheteurs et vendeurs Entrepreneurs, directeurs, fonctionnaires supérieurs Professions commerciales et administratives Informatique Restauration et hôtellerie Nettoyage et entretien Médecine humaine et pharmacie Auxiliaires soignants Corps enseignant de l'enseignement supérieur Autres Number of immigrants arrived in CH, active on labour market, on the resident foreign population, for professions’ group and citizenship, 2010 Source: OECD and Swiss Federal office of migrations, Swiss report, Dec