Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Download or read book Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants beyond the COVID-19 pandemic written by Sánchez Gassen, Nora and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2022-021/# The number of people experiencing long-term unemployment also grew in all Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report documents and compares how immigrants have been affected by long-term unemployment and investigates which policies and initiatives policymakers implemented to support them.The report aims to answer the following research questions:Have immigrants in the Nordic countries been more likely to face long-term unemployment? How has the number of long-term unemployed immigrants developed and is it an ongoing challenge? Which national-level institutions and actors have been involved in supporting long-term unemployed immigrants and which policies and measures have been used? Which initiatives have been implemented to help long-term unemployed immigrants in finding new employment? What can we learn from these initiatives?