thiral of the population, the soci.al iSolation of many migran! $orkers in loe-sCatus occupations can readily be contra6ted ,1th the social acceptance accorded other foreigners in the country. since lhe people i.n high-status positlons are nostly ot European ethnic origin, trhile nany nigrant $orkers come fron other parts of tfreeorld, raclal stereotypes tend to be reintorced, $hich has a negatlee effect on the children of nigrant workers. The effects of discrininatory racial attitudes irnpact upon the self-esteem of these children and reduce their psychological readlness to nake full use of the educaEional opportunlties that are available. This is the situation ln a countly r.here legally resident foreignera enjoy the same aocial beoeti.ts aB Luxembourg nationals (see the thirat periodic report of Luxenbourg (cERD/c/ r0 3/Add. 2) ) , 102. In Austria, where foreign oorkers are about 5 per cent of the eork force, appreciable social and economic stability is obtained. About a tbird of the foreign porkers there a! any one tine have stayed oore than the eiqht years recuired to obtain a certiftcate of exenptlon frotn the need to have a eork pernit. Special eftorts are made to ensure equal educat iona] opportunities for the childrenof foreiqn eorkera, and bilateral nixed connissions have been se! uP eith A/40/694/Add.I Eng Ii sh Page 27 Yugoslavia and Turkey to guide arrangenents for extra tuit.ion in their not.her tongue for these cbildren (see the sixtb periodic report ot Austria(CERD/C/105/Add. 1?) ) . 103- children of nigrant oorkers tnake tress use of available educational progrannes