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Refugees and Immigrants on the Danish Labour Market
Refugees
and immigrants who have a Danish residence permit have the right to
work on exactly the same terms and with the same rights as Danish
citizens. This means that you can apply for any job on offer in
Denmark. Read rest of article...
Asylum Seekers and the Labour Market
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Asylum seekers are
usually not allowed to work in Denmark outside the asylum centres
because they do not have a residence- and work permit.
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If
an asylum seeker has qualifications of which there is a shortage,
however, he or she can apply for a work permit. Meanwhile, this goes
primarily for the asylum seekers that have taken Master's degrees
in, for example, engineering or medicine
Refugees
and immigrants are subject to the same rules as are Danish citizens
as regards:
Unemployment
rates are higher for refugees and immigrants than for the total
population. There are many reasons for this: Some refugees and
immigrants lack the necessary training or language skills. Some
positions are filled without ever being advertised - for example,
because the employer or a colleague already know someone who can fill
the vacancy. Finally, at some workplaces, they are reluctant to
employ someone who looks different from themselves. A majority in the
Folketing is working to help more refugees and immigrants into work.
The reason for this is that the government sees work as the key to
integration into the Danish society. Therefore, the government has
launched a number of initiatives such as:
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Better opportunities
for traineeship
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The possibility of
learning Danish at a workplace
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Targeted training and
education of refugees and immigrants
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Better and faster
testing of qualifications
At
the same time, the government has reduced the financial support for
the newly arrived unemployed refuges and immigrants by introducing
the so-called introductory unemployment benefit. The reason for this
is that some people believe that this would motivate more refugees
and immigrants for applying for work.
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