International Labour Market and Job Search by Migrants and Refugees: an Example of Swiss Project for Ukrainians

Abstract

The issue of job search and employment is acute for most, if not all, countries of the world. This point is even more drastic for migrants and refugees who must compete with the local population facing additional challenges than local people such as: unknown labour market, diploma recognition, language barriers, mismatching of formal requirements and skills needed to obtain a position they had before, etc. This is obvious that the integration process is smoother for migrants as they are better prepared for the migration. However, considering refugees an integration path ought to be developed by local authorities in cooperation with representatives of educational, scientific, civic, organizations. Moreover, for some refugees there is a need for re-qualification as they cannot find the same job on the same level as they did in their home countries.