Work and Social Welfare for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: a study in 8 Selected EU Member States

The European Parliament Research Service has recently released a paper entitled ' Work and Social Welfare for Asylum-seekers and Refugees: Selected EU Member States' (EPRS, Dec. 2015) 

This publication provides an overview of the international and EU legal framework on the right to work and the access to social welfare for asylum-seekers and refugees. The legislation and practice in eight Member States is examined, while the economic impact and employment prospects of asylum-seekers and refugees in the EU are also assessed. It has been produced at the request of a member of the Committee of the Regions, in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the Parliament and the Committee.

Refugees, Recent Migrants and Employment: Challenging Barriers and Exploring Pathways

In Refugees, Recent Migrants and Employment: Challenging Barriers and Exploring Pathways  (ed., Routledge, Abingdon, 2009) Sonia McKay seeks to provide an in-depth and empirically-based analysis of the barriers experienced by refugees and recently arrived migrants in accessing employment commensurate with their qualifications, skills and experience, and how such barriers might be overcome.