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Showing posts with label Syria. Show all posts
13/09/2017
Thematic bibliography
We would like to recommend once again to follow the thematic electronic updates of the Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog. We reproduce the last thematic bibliography that may interest our readers.
Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:27 PM PDT
09/02/2016
Will Turkey grant Syrian Refugees the Right to Work?
We would like to reproduce
an already dated article (7 August 2015) by Dasha Afanasieva entitled 'Turkey will
not give Syrian Refugees Right to Work' highlighting the plight
of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Do not hesitate to send us any updates on this
topic.
08/02/2016
Overview of Right to Work for Refugees Syria Crisis Response: Lebanon & Jordan
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in its' policy paper 'Overview of Right to Work for Refugees Syria Crisis Response: Lebanon & Jordan' examines the access to work of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, as codified under international law. It then considers the domestic law in Jordan and
Lebanon that governs work rights for Syrian refugees
and provides recommendations for future policy and practice to help realize
their right to work.
20/05/2015
Syrian Refugees and the Right to Work: Developing Temporary Protection in Turkey
In the article "Syrian Refugees and the Right to Work: Developing Temporary Protection in Turkey," published in the Boston University International Law Journal, Sarah Bidinger analyzes the Turkish legal framework relevant for granting the right to work to Syrian refugees, at a time when the Turkish government envisage this measure (see our previous article for detailed information on the modalities).
Sarah Bidinger argues that 'Turkey must develop creative means to address the livelihood issues that
Syrian refugees face while waiting to return home. The most positive and
efficient method to address these issues involves promulgating regulations
within Turkey’s temporary protection scheme to give Syrian refugees the
legal right to work.
The legal frameworks for regulating foreign workers
already exist within Turkish laws on Foreigners and International
Protection and Work Permits of Foreigners.
Allow Refugees to Work Says UN, as Turkey Prepares to Host 2.5m refugees
UN top officials declares that allowing
refugees to access the legal labour market is a good practice to be duplicated
in a Newsweek
article dating 28/04/2015 :
Allowing refugees to enter the workforce
helps to relieve the humanitarian burden in host countries and is "best
practice" according to a top UN official, who is warning that Turkey needs
help from the international community to deal with "an unprecedented"
number of refugees. Many refugees will enter the labour market, both legally
and illegally warns Clark, but if they enter it illegally they are in danger of
being exploited. "In the case of access to the labour market, this is most
definitely a best practice," she adds.
Helen Clark, the administrator of the UN
Development Program (UNDP) says countries bearing the brunt of the refugee
crisis caused by the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Libya, need more
support. She points out that legislation proposed by the Turkish
government, which will allow refugees to enter certain sectors of the
labour market if passed, is a positive move, and one that other countries
should consider also adopting.
Syrian refugees could lose their refugee status and right to work in Lebanon
Syrian refugees could lose their refugee status and right to work in
Lebanon as new rules regarding the obtention of their visa are being
implemented according to today's IRIN article 'Stranded Syrians at "serious
risk" of losing refugee status in Lebanon'. They will be
left destitute and increasingly subject to detention and exploitation.
According to IRIN:
10/05/2015
Forced Migration Current Awareness Blogs' update focused on right to work of refugees
The last Forced Migration Current Awareness Blogs' update is focusing on the right to work of refugees and related economic aspects. We reproduce hereafter the thematic update articles that are of particular relevance for our blog. We also highly recommend following the Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog. We will dedicate further posts to detail the content of the following article.
01/05/2015
MPI Report examines situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey (incl. finding work)
New MPI Transatlantic Council on Migration Report Examines Turkey’s Response
to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Challenges Ahead
MPI Holds Event May 4 to Discuss Worsening Syrian Crisis
Turkey is currently host to the largest community of displaced Syrians in the region. Adding to the challenge, the rising refugee inflows have occurred even as Turkey was in the midst of overhauling its asylum and reception system to meet international, and particularly European Union, standards. The country, which according to United Nations estimates had more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees as of March, has largely shouldered the burden on its own—spending $5 billion as of early 2015, with just 3 percent coming from international community contributions.
A new report from the Migration Policy Institute’s Transatlantic Council on Migration, Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The Long Road Ahead, by Ahmet İçduygu, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Koç University in Istanbul, examines the policies and conditions of Syrian refugees, as well as the implementation of reforms to Turkey’s migration law. With growing dispersion and movement of Syrian refugees through Turkey to other countries, mainly in Europe, Turkey’s experience and policies towards the arrivals have implications for the broader region. As the numbers of Syrians overwhelmed the capacity of camps funded and managed by the Turkish state and NGOs, refugees started taking shelter in towns and cities throughout the country. Many struggle to access adequate housing and services, and are forced to find work in the informal economy, often for extremely low wages. The Turkish public, meanwhile, is expressing increased concern about the high numbers of Syrians and there is a growing sense that the newcomers are driving up housing costs and competing with Turks for jobs.
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06/08/2011
Palestinians and their right to work in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria
Elizabeth Hebert, in her research paper A protracted conflict: Palestinians and their right to work in Lebanon, analyses the integration of Palestinians refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. It focuses on access of Palestinian refugees on the labour market in Lebanon and analyses in depth obstacles to their access to the labour market.
You can find a short summary of Elizabeth Hebert paper extracted from her abstract (source: The Human rights blog):
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