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How Has COVID-19 Affected APTC’s Efforts to Promote Labor Mobility in the Pacific?
Helen Dempster
and
Andie Fong Toy
July 13, 2020
The Australian Government has confirmed that labor mobility is key to economic recovery throughout the region and that they will explore options to allow more Pacific Islanders to travel to Australia. As Australia’s flagship investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) i...
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Refugees’ Right to Work: Progress and Remaining Challenges
Helen Dempster et al.
July 09, 2020
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Locked Down and Left Behind: The Impact of COVID-19 on Refugees’ Economic Inclusion
Helen Dempster et al.
July 08, 2020
Refugees living in low- and middle-income countries are especially vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on data from eight hosting countries before COVID-19, we find that refugees are 60 percent more likely than host populations to be working in highly impacted sectors,...
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Including Immigrants is Good Policy Not Just During the Pandemic, but Afterwards Too
Thomas Ginn
and
Janeen Madan Keller
June 29, 2020
Inclusive policy changes spurred by COVID-19 have so far been limited and temporary, but as governments chart a path to recovery, immigrants and citizens alike would benefit from their extension well beyond the pandemic. This blog highlights two areas—access to the labor market and healthcare—w...