“They tend to be in the category of lower-skilled jobs.' More than 12,000 asylum seekers have taken up work in Ireland since new laws allowed them to do so in 2018. BreakfastBriefing BKNT
More than 12,000 asylum seekers have taken up work in Ireland since new laws allowed them to do so.
New figures from the Economic and Social Research Institute show that 80% of people who applied for the right to work were successful.Right to workthis morning, European Migration Network Policy Officer and co-author of the report Emily Cunliffe said the figures suggest most people of working age in Direct Provision are interested in working in Ireland.
“What we do see is many of the jobs they enter tend to be characterised by lower wages and poorer working conditions,” she said.“The most common jobs reported - the data is quite poor on this - the most common-reported job was general operative – that would be for example in a warehouse. She noted that some Direct Provision centres are also in remote locations, making it hard to find work in the local area.“People can face racial discrimination in accessing the labour market,” she said.
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