Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & media:

Here's How Refugees Can Realize Their Own Economic Potential (World Economic Forum Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

Jordanians See More to Worry about in Their Economy Than Syrian Refugees (Lawfare Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

"A New Trump Administration Proposal Could Put Asylum Seekers Out of a Job," Vox, 11 Sept. 2019 [text]

"No Country and No Work: Refugees Despair at Slow Pace of Malaysia's Reforms," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 15 Aug. 2019 [text]

The Opportunity Immigration Presents to the Changing US Economy (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Jobs (Order from Chaos Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

Why Syrian Refugees Have No Negative Effects on Jordan’s Labour Market (The Conversation, Sept. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Analysis of the Strategy of Microfinance for Financial Inclusion of Refugees (European Microfinance Network, Aug. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Syrian refugees in Turkey.

"As Iron Sharpens Iron: A Mentoring Approach to Labour Market Integration for Humanitarian Migrants," International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, vol. 17, no. 2 (2019) [open access]

Assisting Refugees in Sydney to Establish a Business in the First Three-years of Settlement: a Research Partnership between UTS Business School and Settlement Services International (Univ. of Technology & SSI, June 2019?) [access via Australian Research Council]
- See also related summary from the Australian Business Deans Council.

"Determining Policy Objectives and Eligibility in Economic Immigration Pathways for Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 8, no. 1 (2019) [full-text]

"Empowerment through Development? Towards a Political Critique of the 'Jordan Compact'," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 8, no. 1 (2019) [full-text]

How Does Immigration Fit into the Future of the U.S. Labor Market? (Migration Policy Institute, Aug. 2019) [text]

Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, vol. 26, no. 3 (2019) [contents]
- Special issue on “Beyond employability: refugees’ working lives.” The introduction and the article entitled "Conceptualising the social positioning of refugees reflections on socio-institutional contexts and agency with a focus on work" are open access.

Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market: A Look Ahead (Migration Policy Institute, Aug. 2019) [text]

Insecure Future: Deportations and Lack of Legal Work for Refugees in Turkey (Refugees International, Sept. 2019) [access]
- Report is available in English, Turkish and Arabic.

"Internal Displacement and External Migration in a Post-conflict Economy: Perceptions of Institutions among Migrant Entrepreneurs," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Latest Articles, 2 May 2019 [open access]

Left in Limbo: The Case for Economic Empowerment of Refugees and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2019) [text]

"Refugee Immigration and the Growth of Low-wage Work in the EU15," Comparative Migration Studies, 7:39 (Dec. 2019) [open access]

Tapping Potential: A Toolkit to Help Businesses Employ Refugees and Asylum-seekers (UNHCR et al., July 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Ireland.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (12 Aug. 2019)

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