Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Kool, Tamara
Author-Name: Nimeh, Zina
Author-workplace-name: Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, RS: GSBE MGSoG, RS: UNU-MERIT Theme 2
Title: Labour market integration for refugees
Abstract: This paper examines the labour market engagement of protracted refugees. Despite international guarantees for the right to work, many refugees face legal and bureaucratic barriers, leading to exclusion from host communities and over reliance on diminishing humanitarian aid. By synthesizing literature on labour market participation of refugees against the backdrop of  social justice theories, and taking a social exclusion angle,  the  paper constructs a conceptual framework for a better understanding of labour market engagement that includes both formal and informal sectors.  It highlights the need for policies that support agency and self-reliance for refugees.
Classification-JEL: j47,j48,j68,j78,o15,z18
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20240527
Number: 2024-012
File-URL: https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/206011266/wp2024-012.pdf
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File-Size: 807432
Handle: Repec:unm:unumer:2024012
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