Integrating refugees into the UK labour market requires shifting focus away from social networks towards language and dispersal policy

Cheung, Sin Yi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9913-1451 and Phillimore, Jenny 2014. Integrating refugees into the UK labour market requires shifting focus away from social networks towards language and dispersal policy. [Online]. London: London School of Economics and Political Science. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/integrat...

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Abstract

In this article, Sin Yi Cheung and Jenny Phillimore analyse the government’s Survey of New Refugees to get a sense of what works for asylum seekers. They find that the mere possession of social networks was not enough to enhance access to employment. Therefore, they argue for shifting focus away from social networks and towards more functional matters; for instance, improving language competency and housing asylum seekers closer to or with friends and relatives

Item Type:	Website Content
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	London School of Economics and Political Science
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2025 12:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/70328

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