Health challenges in the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Algerian desert are faced by both human and animal populations, and therefore responses must function for the benefit of both.

FMR 58 - From the editors

Jul 10th, 2018 3m 45s

In our main feature, authors explore the complex interactions of the constraints and opportunities involved, drawing on case-studies from around the world and highlighting the roles of new actors, new technologies and new-or renewed-approaches.

FMR 58 - Refugees’ right to work and access to labour markets: constraints, challenges and ways forward

Jul 10th, 2018 16m 4s

Host countries need to assess the potential for opening their labour markets to refugees, and enhancing access to decent work.

FMR 58 - Supporting recently resettled refugees in the UK

Jul 10th, 2018 10m 26s

Organisations supporting recently resettled refugees to find employment should focus on providing them with the tools to navigate the employment market in a sustainable way that leads to their personal development.

FMR 58 - Integrating refugees into the Turkish labour market

Jul 10th, 2018 16m 12s

The granting to Syrian refugees in Turkey of the right to access formal work was a first step towards their economic integration but a number of challenges remain.

FMR 58 - From refugee to employee: work integration in rural Denmark

Jul 10th, 2018 9m 35s

The launch of Red Cross Denmark’s Fast Track programme, which focuses on early refugee employment, offers an opportunity to explore the relationship between local employment of refugees and the sustainability of rural life.

FMR 58 - Integrating refugee doctors into host health-care systems

Jul 10th, 2018 12m 57s

Refugee doctors face a number of barriers to practising medicine, despite the significant contributions that they can make.

FMR 58 - Refugees’ engagement with host economies in Uganda

Jul 10th, 2018 11m 25s

Multi-sited fieldwork in Uganda allows for an exploration of the complex patterns of engagement between refugees’ economic activities and local economies, in urban, emergency and protracted settings.

FMR 58 - Refugees and host communities in the Rwandan labour market

Jul 10th, 2018 9m 23s

In Rwanda, Congolese refugees have the same freedom of movement and right to work as Rwandans but the experiences and economic activities of these two populations are very different.

FMR 58 - The role of rural grocery stores in refugee reception

Jul 10th, 2018 9m 4s

Our research with rural grocery store managers in Denmark suggests that the integration of asylum centres into the local social and economic life in rural areas is a key factor in successful refugee reception.

FMR 58 - Collaboration with criminal organisations in Colombia: an obstacle to economic recovery

Jul 10th, 2018 12m 4s

Those seeking to support economic development for internally displaced people in Colombia need to understand how and why many IDPs collaborate with armed groups and criminal organisations.

FMR 58 - Syrian economies: a temporary boom?

Jul 10th, 2018 5m 24s

Some displaced people and their host communities have benefited economically from the consequences of conflict in Syria’s Raqqa province. Others need support – and the type of support needed will change as circumstances change.

FMR 58 - Obstacles to refugees’ self-reliance in Germany

Jul 10th, 2018 11m 23s

The majority of Germany’s refugees and asylum seekers rely on government welfare and face serious obstacles to self-reliance. Integration policies must eliminate these obstacles to promote mutual long-term benefits for refugees and their new co

FMR 58 - The new world of work and the need for digital empowerment

Jul 10th, 2018 6m 31s

References are often made to forced migrants’ digital literacy, including use of smartphones to organise journeys and communicate once at their destinations. Other digital skills, including those relating to the workplace, are of greater releva

FMR 58 - Investing in refugees: building human capital

Jul 10th, 2018 7m 32s

Investing in refugees’ well-being is a global public good, and the international community should work to reduce malnutrition and increase access to education for refugees in order to help build human capital and achieve better economic outcome

FMR 58 - Towards greater visibility and recruitment of skilled refugees

Jul 10th, 2018 7m

Showcasing refugees’ skills connects refugees to global work opportunities, and also shifts narrative from one of refugees being burdens to host countries to one in which refugees are recognised as skilled workers for whom countries should be c

FMR 58 - Validating highly educated refugees’ qualifications

Jul 10th, 2018 8m 42s

Qualification certificates play a central role in the labour market integration of highly educated refugees but validating them presents considerable challenges. Sweden and Norway have introduced some positive developments to address such diffi

FMR 58 - Refugee livelihoods: new actors, new models

Jul 10th, 2018 13m 42s

The international community is increasingly emphasising the need to bridge the humanitarian–development gap. But what does this mean on the ground in terms of refugees’ livelihoods and economic inclusion?

FMR 58 - The macro-economic impacts of Syrian refugee aid

Jul 10th, 2018 9m 39s

A new study on the effects of humanitarian assistance in response to the Syria crisis finds significant positive impacts for regional economic growth and job creation.

FMR 58 - Quality of work for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Jul 9th, 2018 8m 1s

Work permits have been at the centre of the policy debate on the hosting of Syrian refugees in Jordan. This approach needs also to involve ensuring decent working conditions for all.

FMR 58 - The gig economy in complex refugee situations

Jul 9th, 2018 13m 10s

Research with Syrian women refugees in Jordan suggests that, despite significant challenges, the gig economy has some potential to help refugees participate in host communities and to bolster their economic participation.

FMR 58 - The power of markets: lessons from Uganda

Jul 9th, 2018 6m 50s

Market-based approaches in northern Uganda demonstrate the benefits of supporting local markets instead of distributing in-kind aid.

FMR 58 - Livelihoods programming and its influence on secondary migration

Jul 9th, 2018 12m 56s

Improving access to work, as well as livelihoods programming itself, is required if the lives and livelihoods of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are to improve.

FMR 58 - The shortcomings of employment as a durable solution

Jul 9th, 2018 7m 42s

The refugee assistance regime that prevails today seems to insist that the best, or only, solution to protracted refugee situations is firmly rooted in improving access to employment.