All articles for: refugees
August 7, 2024 | Interviews
A comparison of the integration of Ukrainian refugees in European countries: “Sustainable integration has proven effective”
Christiane Keitel, Martin Schludi, Jutta Winters
Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, more than six million Ukrainians have sought refuge outside their homeland – and... Read more
July 25, 2024 | Interviews
“Institutional hurdles slow the integration of refugees down”
Jutta Winters
When refugees first arrive in Germany, apart from individual constraints, institutional hurdles hinder them from integrating into the labour market. However, seven years... Read more
March 2, 2023 | Interviews
“Refugees from Ukraine face considerable uncertainty about their future”
Christiane Keitel, Jutta Winters
More than one million people have fled Ukraine to find refuge in Germany. But how are they doing in the meantime? Between August... Read more
June 24, 2022 | Interviews
“We see good integration prospects for Ukrainian refugees"
Christiane Keitel, Jutta Winters
The interview compares the integration of Urkainian refugees into the German labour market and society with the integration of Syrian refugees in 2015.... Read more
November 4, 2021 | Groups of Persons
The idea of integration varies greatly and shapes arrival processes
Stefan Röhrer
An IAB study on refugees in Germany sheds light on what integration means to these people and how this idea influences their future... Read more
June 18, 2020 | Education and Chances of Employment
What do we know about the employment of refugees in Germany? Answers to some frequently asked questions.
Herbert Brücker, Yuliya Kosyakova
In this interview, the authors Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova answer key questions on the employment of refugees in Germany.... Read more
March 22, 2019 | International Labour Markets
“The labour market integration of refugees is working out much better than we expected.” An interview with Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova
Martin Schludi
An inteview with the IAB researcher Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova on the second wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees.... Read more
October 17, 2018 | Groups of Persons
Labour market integration of refugees gains momentum
Herbert Brücker
A good 70 percent of refugees in Germany come from eight non-European asylum seekers' countries of origin. Their integration into the German labour... Read more
April 10, 2018 | Education and Chances of Employment
Labour market advice and job placement of refugees: Labour market integration is still a long way off
Holger Bähr, Martin Dietz, Barbara Knapp
A few refugees get a job soon after they arrived in Germany. However, for most of them labour market integration is still a... Read more