Literacy teaching and education of migrant workers and their children is an intense, emotional issue because the education of migrant workers is the point of intersection of two major social problems: education and immigration. Nonformal adult education radio and television programs have been set up in some countries to reach unemployed migrant workers. Host countries of children of foreign origin have developed educational systems that incorporate changes in structure, content, methods, teaching materials, and training of teachers. The following two questions remain: What more can schools do? What more can be accomplished by schools in liaison with other resources? The right to cultural identity is recognized in host countries, notably via courses in the language and culture of origin offered to students of foreign origin. These courses aim to facilitate the scholastic reintegration of children in the case of repatriation. It seems that host countries have come to the conclusion that pupils' knowledge of their culture of origin improves their ability to integrate and avoids the creation of a rift between these children and their parents. Openmindedness toward others becomes an essential element of all educational practice. Since 1970, the Council of Europe has devoted an important part of its educational activities to the education of migrants. (CML)