Nahikari Irastorza - Settling refugees: lessons from Sweden
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 03/11/2016

Since the beginning of the Syrian war there has been a large influx of refugees to Sweden. Nahikari Irastorza of Malmö University discusses the challenges involved in providing them with housing, employment, and schooling. 

Her research shows that new immigrants are not doing as well as natives and long-term migrants in Sweden’s job market due to discrimination, unfamiliarity with the local labour market, language barriers as well as the lack of connections. 

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