14 April 2016

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects esp. re. Syrians

Access to Work for Syrian Refugees in Jordan: A Discussion Paper on Labour and Refugee Laws and Policies (ILO, March 2015) [text]

Addressing the Labour Market Impacts of Refugees and Other Forcibly Displaced People, Geneva, 21 March 2016 [info]
- Follow link for videos, conference paper and discussion highlights.

"Discrimination and Exploitation: Workplace Conditions and Treatment of African Asylum Seekers Residing in Kumkapı," Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 2016) [open access]

The Impact of Syrian Businesses in Turkey (Future Development Blog, March 2016) [text]

Labour Force and Unemployment Trends among Jordanians, Syrians and Egyptians in Jordan 2010-2014 (ILO & Fafo, Nov. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Migration and the EU: Challenges, Opportunities, the Role of EIB (European Investment Bank, March 2016) [text]

Planting the Seeds of Success? Turkey's New Refugee Work Permits (Refugees International, April 2016) [text]

Refugees: Social Inclusion and Integration into the Labour Market, Hearing of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Brussels, 18 Feb. 2016 [info]
- View the hearing here; ILO's statement is here. See also a related EP news story and draft report.

Refugees' Integration in the EU Labour Markets, Brussels, 18 Nov. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for background note.

Why Turkey is Still Refugees Unwelcome (IRIN, March 2016) [text]

World Bank Approves US$100 Million in Financing to Create 100,000 Jobs for Jordanians, Syrian Refugees (World Bank, March 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (23 March 2016)

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