Abstract

This brief lays out the steps necessary to successfully implement nearshoring as a mutually beneficial tool in migration partnerships. Nearshoring refers to a company meeting its staffing needs by hiring and integrating personnel in another country through remote work arrangements. On the Dutch side, it can help ease shortages in the ICT sector and allow businesses to tap into competitive global talent pools – without adding additional pressure to the housing market or social services in the Netherlands. On the side of the partner country, nearshoring helps create more work opportunities in the ICT sector, stimulating the economy as wages are spent at home, and supporting business activity by closer international cooperation.