Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & media:

*Jobs and Livelihoods: Global Refugee Forum Factsheet (UNHCR, Aug. 2019) [text]

Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Better Access to Formal Jobs (Order from Chaos Blog, July 2019) [text]

There is Huge Talent in the World's Refugee Camps. We must Realize This Overlooked Potential (World Economic Forum Blog, July 2019) [text]

Three Years of the Jordan Compact: The (Gendered) Challenges of Providing Work Permits for Syrian Refugees (LSE Middle East Centre Blog, July 2019) [text]

"Was Merkel Right? Germany's Refugees Landing Jobs Quickly," Ozy, 7 Aug. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Another Side to the Story: Jordan - A Market Assessment of Refugee, Migrant, and Jordanian-owned Businesses (Building Markets, June 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Effects Economic Integration of Migrants Have on the Economy of Host Countries, K4D Helpdesk Report (DFID, April 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Employers’ Guide to Hiring Refugees (TENT et al., 2019) [access]
- TENT has now produced country guidebooks for Australia, Colombia and Mexico; in 2018, guidebooks were published for France, the UK and the US.

"Ethnic Networks can Foster the Economic Integration of Refugees," PNAS, Latest Articles, 29 July 2019 [open access]
- Focuses on Switzerland. See also related Stanford news story.

Intergenerational Mobility and Self-Selection of Asylum Seekers in Germany, Discussion Paper, no. 19-027 (ZEW, 2019) [text]

*Poverty Alleviation and Women Refugees in the Middle East: Empowerment through Grassroots Micro-entrepreneurship? (Resilient Refugee Women, July 2019) [text]

Refugees in Turkey: Livelihoods Survey Findings 2019 (World Food Programme & Turkish Red Crescent Society, July 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugees’ Inclusion at Work: A Qualitative Cross-level Analysis," Career Development International, Ahead-of-print, April 2019 [open access]
- Focuses on The Netherlands.

*RescueWorks: Unlocking Refugee Women's Potential - Closing Economic Gaps to Benefit All (International Rescue Committee, July 2019) [text]

Rwanda: Economic Activity and Opportunity for Refugee Inclusion (World Bank, May 2019) [text]

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (8 July 2019)

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