Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Opportunity: 

CFP: Frontiers in Human Dynamics/Political Science [info]

- Contributions sought for research topic on "Sustaining Immigrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship." Submit abstracts by 21 September 2021.

Blog posts & press:

Briefing: are labour mobility schemes for skilled refugees a good idea? (Free Movement Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

Making it easier to employ refugees with a user-friendly guide for Australian employers (Deakin Univ., Aug. 2021) [text]

Why financial inclusion is key to integrating and empowering refugees (World Economic Forum Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Emerging Market Finance Refugee Crisis Application: Rationale and Roadmap (World Refugee & Migration Council, June 2021) [text]

"Entrepreneurship in Crisis: The Determinants of Syrian Refugees’ Entrepreneurial Intentions in Turkey," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 15 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

Feasibility study for the project “New Economic Opportunities for Returnees and Local People in Southeast Serbia” (CARE, April 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Impacts of Covid-19 on Work and Wages in Cox’s Bazar: Part 1 – Rohingya Camps (Joint Data Center, July 2021) [text]

Mapping the refugee journey towards employment and entrepreneurship: Obstacles and opportunities for private sector engagement in refugee-hosting areas in Kenya (Research & Evidence Facility, July 2021) [access]

- Follow link for paper, research brief and related webinar.

Refugee Entrepreneurship, Business Ownership, and the Right to Work in Host Communities: A Legal Comparative Analysis (Tent Partnership for Refugees et al., March 2021) [text]

- "This report provides a legal overview of policies affecting refugee entrepreneurship in eight select countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, and Uganda."

Syrian refugees’ perceptions of the (formal) labour market in Southeast Turkey (Danish Refugee Council & Danida, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt (ILO, Aug. 2021) [text]

Tracking refugee status in the workforce: A Guide for Companies in Canada (Tent Partnership for Refugees & Accenture, March 2021) [text]

Multimedia:

Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development, 25 Jan. 2021 [access]

- Follow link for video recording.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (28 July 2021)