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Alkilani, S, Loosemore, M and Ahmed, H (2023) Formal Institutional Barriers to Finding Meaningful Employment in the Australian Construction Industry: A Refugee and Migrant Perspective. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 206-215 .
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: refugees, migrants, employment, institutional barriers, formal
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-7-0
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/79330b6fd7ccf27134afc38e30dd72ae.pdf
- Abstract:
As numbers of refugees and migrants grow, their integration into host countries is becoming a growing international challenge. Finding meaningful employment is critical to successful integration and globally the construction industry represents an important source of potential employment for both migrants and refugees. However numerous barriers exist which prevent refugees and migrants finding meaningful work. This research addresses a major gap in research into the barriers which formal government employment support systems present for refugees and migrants in finding meaningful work in construction. We report the results of an anonymous online survey of 40 refugees and migrants seeking work in the Australian construction industry. Findings highlight many barriers to employment in construction with the top three being: Employers not understanding the challenges migrants and refugees face; Government employment agencies not understanding migrant and refugee challenges; and Lack of help to navigate the government employment system. It is concluded that these are the main areas where refugee and migrant integration policies should focus.