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Refugees in Europe How do they fare ? Pieter Bevelander Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare, Malmö University. Employment rate for Native born, EU born and Non-EU born by Member State, 2017. Source: Eurostat 2017.
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Refugees in Europe How do theyfare? Pieter Bevelander Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare, Malmö University
Employment rate for Native born, EU born and Non-EU born by Member State, 2017. Source: Eurostat 2017
Trends in Employment Rate Gaps for selected EU Member States, 2006-16. Source: Grubanov-Boskovic, et al. (2017)
Discourse of Integration “pessimism” Substantial migration to the EU of persons granted international protection Labour market integration weaker for this category, but vary widely among: Member States, by category admission and by country of origin
Explanations Demand side – labour market structure Supply side – level and quality of education and skills, health issues, admission process, type of residency permit, citizenship Integration policies (programmes)
Trends and Models Two Trends: Civic integration programmes Local governments important Four Models: National Government-led model Project based/multi-level governance model Laissez faire model The NGO model
Mean employment rate of men over years since migration (YSM), Sweden. (regression compared to natives)Source: Bevelander & Luik (2019)
Mean employment rate of women over years since migration (YSM), Sweden. (regression compared to natives) Source: Bevelander & Luik (2019)
Counteractnegative integration discourse in Europe • More effective labour market integration of refugees • Integration approaches/policies vary depending on: • Historical migration and current numbers • Government structure • Welfare and labour market model • Increased funding for integration policies towards refugees