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DO CERTAIN FACTORS AID REFUGEE
EMPLOYMENT?
Dr Aparna Hebbani
School of Journalism & Communication
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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LOOK AT THE GLASS HALF FULL
Could we find factors that aided employment?
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REFUGEE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
 What were we looking for?
- when?
- where?
 Sample population
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COMMUNICATION MATTERS!
Refugees who indicated greater proficiency in
speaking and writing English were more likely
to be in paid employment.
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TIME MATTERS!
 Significant positive relationship between refugees’ length
of residence in Australia and employment status, with
longer residence in Australia being associated with paid
employment.
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EDUCATION MATTERS!
 The odds of participants being employed
are 5.00 times higher with at least a Year
10 or equiv. level of education.
 Odds of participants being employed are
4.90 times higher with at least a Year 12
or equiv. level of education.
 Those with vocational training or a
Bachelor’s degree are 2.70 times more
likely to be employed than those with up
to a Year 12 level of education.
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WHAT DO THEY DO?
MAJOR GROUPS (ASCO)
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Managers and administrators
Professionals
Associate professionals
Tradespersons and related workers
Advanced clerical and service workers
Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
Intermediate production and transport workers
Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
Labourers and related workers
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WHERE TO FROM HERE?
 Improve communication
competency
 Build on education
 Build local experience
(esp. for unemployed)
Aspirations
 Long-term strategy
 Goal setting
 Know how to get there
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MEDIA ALSO MATTERS!
 Portray employed refugees in
positive frame
 Change mindset and
stereotype of refugee
All images borrowed from Google images
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