ERIC Number: EJ1298570
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Publication Date: 2021
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Labour Market Integration of Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Look at Perceived Barriers and Resources
Udayar, Shagini; Fedrigo, Laurence; Durante, Federico; Clot-Siegrist, Eva; Masdonati, Jonas
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v49 n2 p287-303 2021
Immigration has been increasing at a significant rate over the past decades. The labour market integration of immigrants--especially of young refugees and asylum seekers--is a major challenge for not only the host country but also the immigrants themselves. This study is based on narrative career counselling, specifically the "journey of life" narrative metaphor; it is aimed at exploring the barriers and resources that 14 refugees and asylum seekers (ages 19-25) enrolled in a state integration programme in the French-speaking part of Switzerland perceive in their quest for labour market integration. The results show that language proficiency is the main barrier and that they can rely on a host of resources to achieve sustainable labour market integration.
Descriptors: Labor Market, Social Integration, Relocation, Refugees, Adolescents, Young Adults, Immigration, Barriers, Resources, Language Proficiency, French, Social Support Groups, Psychological Characteristics, Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Personal Narratives, Employment Programs, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland; Eritrea; Somalia; Syria
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