RT Article
T1 Refugees, social capital, and labour market integration in the UK
JF Sociology
VO 48
IS 3
SP 518
OP 536
A1 Cheung, Sin Yi
A1 Phillimore, Jenny
A2 Phillimore, Jenny
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1873394772
AB This study examines the relationship between social capital and labour market integration of new refugees in the UK using the Survey of New Refugees (SNR). Our findings suggest that length of residency and language competency broaden one’s social networks. Contacts with religious and co-national groups bring help with employment and housing. The mere possession of networks is not enough to enhance access to employment. However, the absence of social networks does appear to have a detrimental effect on access to work. The type of social capital appears to have no significant impact on the permanency or quality of employment. Rather, language competency, pre-migration qualifications and occupations, and time in the UK are most important in accessing work. Our findings also have clear implications for both asylum and integration policy. The unequivocal importance of language ability for accessing employment points to a clear policy priority in improving competency.
NO Literaturangaben
NO Gesehen am: 13.12.2023
K1 labour market integration
K1 language fluency and literacy
K1 Refugees
K1 Social Capital
K1 Social Network
DO 10.1177/0038038513491467