Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

Failure to Reauthorize Employment Harms Asylum Seekers and the U.S. Economy (Immigration Impact Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

Novel Passages: The value of facilitating over implementing solutions (UNHCR Innovation Service, Nov. 2021) [text]

- Discusses the work of Talent Beyond Boundaries as an example of a complementary pathway.

Tapping into Global Talent: Investing in refugee talent (ICMPD Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]

Reports:

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Brazil, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9797 (World Bank, Oct. 2021) [text]

Employers' Guide to Refugee Employment: A Collaborative Approach (Univ. of Sydney, Nov. 2021) [text]

Employment and Integration in Europe: How Businesses can Hire Refugee Women and Gain a Talented Workforce (TENT et al., Nov. 2021) [text]

- See also related press release.

Guía para la Contratación de Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en Perú (TENT et al., Sept. 2021) [text]

Hidden hardship of an unnoticed workforce: The economic lives of refugees and migrants in Tunisia (Mixed Migration Center & Heinrich Boell Foundation, Nov. 2021) [access]

- Follow link for report in English, French and Arabic and a video recording of launch event.

How Companies can Mentor Refugee Women in Europe: A Step-by-step Guide (TENT et al., Nov. 2021) [text]

- See also related press release.

Investing in Alternatives to Irregular Migration from Central America: Options to Expand U.S. Employment Pathways (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2021) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and Spanish.

Managing Refugee Protection Crises: Policy Lessons from Economics and Political Science, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 14821 (Institute of Labor Economics, Oct. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

"Organising labour market integration support for refugees in Austria and Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:48 (Oct. 2021) [open access]

"Precarity, Permits, and Prayers: 'Working Practices' of Congolese Asylum-Seeking Women in Cape Town," Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 11 Nov. 2021 [open access]

"Refugees’ Transition from Welfare to Work: A Quasi-Experimental Approach of the Impact of the Neighbourhood Context," European Sociological Review, Advance Articles, 30 Sept. 2021 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (29 Sept. 2021)