Spain has attained best practice on security of employment and rights associated. Most work permits are renewable and migrants can stay in Spain to look for a new job if their contract is terminated. They can join a trade union and quickly change their job, employer, profession or permit status. Spain could meet best practice on labour market access with slight improvements to its eligibility rules and labour market integration measures, which both receive the second highest score of the 28 MIPEX countries. One such improvement would involve the state setting policy targets to reduce migrants' unemployment and promote their language skills. If migrants' qualifications were recognised under the same procedures as those enjoyed by EEA nationals, and migrants were informed of this through agencies and information centres, Spain's score would climb further.
