How should one define the flows of migrants during periods of crisis? This is a question that is frequently answered in a myriad of ways. At the moment, there is a fairly high level of agreement, on the causes affecting the flows of forced migrants as a whole (e.g. wars, disasters, territorial conflicts, persecution, epidemics, climate change, etc.).
Labour market
Resilience during the pandemic
Migrant Women Press spoke with individuals and organisations working with migrant women in Italy to learn how COVID-19 is affecting their lives and activities, and most importantly, what they are doing to overcome these difficulties.
Essential, yet expendable: how a pandemic revealed the role of displaced migrants in the Cyprus labour market
As the coronavirus pandemic ravages economies and societies across Europe and beyond, we’ve seen the welfare of displaced migrants tumble even further down host countries’ list of priorities. Ironic, really, as now more than ever, we are relying on migrant workers to keep up even a semblance of an operational society.
Costuire competenze: Percorsi di formazione professionale in Calabria con la Comunità Progetto Sud
I nostri stakeholder della Comunità Progetto Sud discutono del lavoro svolto con rifugiati e migranti in Calabria, nel sud Italia.
Building skills: Professional training courses in Calabria with Comunità Progetto Sud
Our stakeholders from Comunità Progetto Sud discuss the work they have been doing with refugees and migrants in Calabria, South Italy.
Beyond a ‘one-size-fits-all’ labour market policy for Resettled refugees: notes from Bute
In Scotland, there are a number of organisations which specialise in supporting refugees’ access to the labour market, including the Bridges Programme, the Scottish Refugee Council, and Radiant and Brighter. Entrepreneurial support is also provided by Business Gateway, though stakeholders reported high degree of localised variation in refugee specialisms.