Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Bredgaard, Thomas; Thomsen, Trine Lund

doi:10.18291/njwls.v8is4.111161

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“…The concept of employer engagement has arisen as a reaction to an arguably one-sided approach to ALMPs. The literature describes three main approaches to ALMPs: a supply-side, demand-side, and a matching or support-side approach (Bredgaard and Thomsen 2018;Frøyland et al 2018). A focus on the supply side means improving the qualifications and employability of the job seeker for the labor market.…”

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Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy

Østerud

2020

NJWLS

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In the literature on labor market integration, there is growing recognition of the importance of employers. This article aims to contribute to this stream of research by investigating state employers’ engagement with a soft employment quota launched alongside a wider initiative in Norway, named the Inclusion Dugnad. An initial document analysis showed that only 3.1% of state employers fulfill the quota at the early stage. Analysis of 10 state employer interviews revealed that they appeared to be mostly passive and, to some degree, dismissive of the Inclusion Dugnad. They relied on passive measures where disabled job seekers are expected to actively seek out the employer and not the other way around. The main obstacles to achieving employer engagement seemed to be the apparent lack of disabled applicants and the reported conflict between the goals of the Inclusion Dugnad and the cost-cutting and productivity standards governing the state employer sector.

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Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy

Østerud

2020

NJWLS

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“…In 2016, the Migration Policy Institute addressed the flow of Eritrean refugees from that country. In the previous year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [23] documented that at that time, 411,000 Eritreans were refugees, with 5000 people leaving Eritrea per month. Few countries in Africa or the Middle East offered these people either work or physical security.…”

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Migration as a Challenge to the Sustainability of Nordic Gender Equality Policies as Highlighted through the Lived Experiences of Eritrean Mothers Living in Denmark

Joubert¹,

Anand²,

Mäki‐Opas³

2020

Sustainability

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This study focused on the complex process of adjustment and adaptation experienced by refugee parents from Eritrea who have settled in Aalborg, Denmark. Migration is a challenge to the sustainability of Nordic gender equality policies, in the face of cultural differences between refugees and host countries. This narrative study undertaken in the Eritrean community in Aalborg, Denmark took place against the background of cultural differences between the refugees and their host country, and Nordic gender equality policies. The study was done through the lens of parenting, to provide Eritrean refugee parents in Aalborg with the opportunity to share their lived experiences of settling in Denmark. The overarching aim of this study was to explore with Eritrean parents how they raise their children in a new country, as well as identifying both the challenges they face and the strengths which they bring to that role through their narratives. It aims to improve the understanding of what is significant to these parents during the process of their adaptation to a new environment. The role of refugees is well-established in their country of origin, but exposure to the Nordic Welfare Model which embraces women as being equal to men, is often problematic for Eritrean female refugees. Increasing cross-cultural knowledge in Denmark, through becoming aware of the lived experiences of the refugees as parents is important, particularly for those involved in social services that engage with this community. The study focused on the nature of challenges faced by Eritrean mothers experienced whilst integrating into Danish society. A semi-structured approach was used to obtain and analyze the data that was collected through interpersonal, qualitative methods in a narrative paradigm. The methodology was informed by initial focus groups meetings. Face-to-face engagement with the parents, utilizing an Eritrean interpreter as an integral part of the research team, was used. This study has highlighted the importance of engaging directly with refugee communities within their existing structures with a willingness to understand their culture. This approach may sit outside traditional research settings and service provision norms, but it informs more targeted, culturally appropriate, and acceptable interventions, which will assist the refugee community to effectively integrate into Danish society. The questions raised indicate an urgent need to recognize the cultural differences between refugees and host countries, and for this purpose to obtain more in-depth studies addressing this poorly examined area.

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“…Since the beginning of the Syrian war, refugees and migrants started to flow in bigger numbers to Europe, at least in EU there has been many discussions about the borders control and how the European countries can help the refugees and migrants to integrate faster in the labor market and have an equal chances of employment (Bredgaard and Thomsen, 2018). There is very recent literature on the case of Syrian refugees.…”

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Does the Refugees Go Better With Employment? An Online Survey About Employment Status of Third Countries Refugees in Europe

Mohammad¹,

Kobeissi²

2020

Proceedings of the International Management Conference

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This paper addresses a debatable and challenging issue, which is the employment status of refugees and migrants from third countries in Europe, since Europe is facing an immense refugee flow and the numbers are growing. While refugees are seeking better living conditions, with a secure income and job status, this subject is important to be researched. Our research shows that the job situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe had an impact on European economy and society. The methodology relies on descriptive statistical investigations using primary data, Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire, distributed among various groups of individuals from Romania and other European countries. Our results prove that the employment status is rather difficult, due to some factors such as level of education done in home country, last economic status and it can vary from one European country to another.

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Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Cited by 30 publications

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Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy

Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy

Migration as a Challenge to the Sustainability of Nordic Gender Equality Policies as Highlighted through the Lived Experiences of Eritrean Mothers Living in Denmark

Does the Refugees Go Better With Employment? An Online Survey About Employment Status of Third Countries Refugees in Europe

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