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Employment for women with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia: an overview of workforce participation and available support programmes

Employment is a key aspect of resettlement, and research has shown that it is highly valued by people with refugee ... Show more
Employment is a key aspect of resettlement, and research has shown that it is highly valued by people with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. However, less is known about the employment experiences and programmes available specifically to women from these backgrounds. This commentary paper draws upon three data sources - the Building a New Life in Australia longitudinal survey, a desktop review of employment programmes and interviews with service providers - to explore these issues for women with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia. Specifically, we discuss the relatively poor record of employment for refugee women compared to men, and highlight the limitations of current employment programmes, in particular, the lack of available programmes specifically targeted to women. We conclude that there is an urgent need to consider specific ways to support women with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to enter the workforce in Australia.
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Authors: Due, Clemence; Callaghan, Peta; Reilly, Alexander; Flavel, Joanne ... [+] Show more

Date: 2021

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International migration

Subjects: Employment; Gender; Migration ... [+] Show more
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Pathways to employment for social inclusion, health and wellbeing for women from refugee backgrounds

There is a high unemployment rate amongst refugees globally and in Australia. For women from refugee backgrounds, t... Show more
There is a high unemployment rate amongst refugees globally and in Australia. For women from refugee backgrounds, the challenges in accessing and sustaining paid employment are more entrenched and systemic than for refugees more generally or for other cohorts of migrants in Australia. This report examines the experiences of women from refugee backgrounds in Australia and the intersection between their ability to access and sustain meaningful involvement in employment and the relationship of this to their health and wellbeing.
The report presents the findings from a three-year project funded by the federal Department of Social Services investigating the pathways to employment for social inclusion and health andwellbeing for women from refugee backgrounds. The aim of this project was to uncover the barriers and facilitators to employment through surveying the existing, albeit limited, literature, analysing the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) quantitative dataset, and by following the employment trajectories of women from refugee backgrounds over three years through a qualitative longitudinal analysis. The researchers also conducted interviews and focus groups with employers and service providers. Cumulatively, these strands of the research have enabled us to build a compelling and rich understanding of the experiences of women from refugee backgrounds in the Australian labour market.
This report uncovers the myriad substantial barriers facing women from refugee backgrounds when seeking to enter employment in Australia and to sustain meaningful involvement in the labour market over time. It is important that women from refugee backgrounds are supported into employment and do not permanently remain outside the labour market because of these barriers or become entrenched in low skilled employment which does not reflect their skills, experience, and aspirations. The report uncovers the strategies and mechanisms that service providers, employers and the women themselves have utilised to overcome structural barriers and secure a pathway into employment. To this end, the report makes 16 recommendations aimed at service providers, employers and government which provide a template for reducing the barriers and expanding the facilitators that enable women from refugee backgrounds to realise their labour market potential in Australia.
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Authors: Ziersch, Anna; Due, Clemence; Howe, Joanna; Walsh, Moira ... [+] Show more

Date: 2022

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Gender; Migration; Employment ... [+] Show more
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An evaluation of the impact of retrenchment at Mitsubishi focussing on affected workers, their families and communities: implications for human services policies and practices

This report presents the findings of stage one of a longitudinal study into the health, housing and labour market i... Show more
This report presents the findings of stage one of a longitudinal study into the health, housing and labour market impacts of job loss at Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL). The research aims to understand how the loss of employment arising from the closure of Mitsubishi at Lonsdale, a significant manufacturing plant, and voluntary redundancies at Mitsubishi at Tonsley Park, affects the well-being of workers and their families. The research examines the processes of adjustment and change - health impacts, loss of job and possible loss of income - affecting workers and their families who have been made redundant or accepted voluntary redundancy packages.
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Authors: Beer, Andrew; Baum, Fran; Thomas, Holli; Lowry, Diannah ... [+] Show more

Date: 2006

Geographic subjects: South Australia; Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Employment; Culture and society; Outcomes ... [+] Show more

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Employment for women with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia: an overview of workforce participation and available support programmes

Pathways to employment for social inclusion, health and wellbeing for women from refugee backgrounds

An evaluation of the impact of retrenchment at Mitsubishi focussing on affected workers, their families and communities: implications for human services policies and practices