2024-09-11 17:35:02
There are some 50,000 in 2022 who, after fleeing their country, receive refugee status in France. These men and women, some high-ranking officials and others not, are safe now but must rebuild everything, numbering half a million in all.
It is already a difficult path to succeed in obtaining such a residence permit. But once we know them, they are not at the end of their troubles. One of the keys to their residence in France is definitely employment. The professional integration of refugees is also an important breeding ground for companies while recruitment problems have increased.
Exclusion
The CSR Platform was raised with the subject a year ago by the Interministerial Representative for the Reception and Integration of Refugees. This program, located in France Stratégie and which brings together representatives of administrations, businesses, associations and representatives of civil society and researchers on topics related to corporate social responsibility, has been released your report say Wednesday.
The situation is difficult. While they are looking for a lot of work when they arrive, only 42% of refugees manage to place themselves on the job market one year after receiving their residence permit, notes a study on the employment of refugees by the French Ministry of International relations do. (Ifri) in February 2022.
Two-thirds are either in business and food (45%), or in construction (21%). And only 43% of working people are on permanent contracts. Many people experience a decline in professionals: the share of workers increased from 22% to 46% between the country of origin and the host country, and that of managers and highly skilled professions fell from 10% to 2% . Their qualifications may not match job needs.
Apart from the difficulty in identifying and treating them, and the experiences of professionals in their home countries, there is also a language barrier. But also of the house which is important while more than 30% of the refugees are concentrated in Ile-de-France. To increase their integration, the report sets out recommendations which focus on government and businesses, and to a lesser extent on local authorities.
Multi-year path to money
Accepting the current project to summarize the Agir program (complete and individual support for refugees), however advises to make a careful assessment of it once it is deployed in order to guarantee its success. Another program has shown its value in particular, the hope integration program (Family, orientation and path to employment) of the intellectual investment plan. The CSR Platform encourages public authorities to “draw lessons for defining public policies”.
It also recommends “promoting and strengthening appropriate language training, including for professional purposes, for refugees”. And finally, he emphasized the need to “favor a multi-faceted approach to coordination policies in order to provide a sustainable response”.
Companies are asked to “educate and raise awareness among their employees in order to combat stereotypes and develop recruitment strategies to promote the successful professional integration of refugees”. The report also highlights the importance of taking these actions into consideration in their CSR approach.
It is for professional associations and employers’ associations to support companies in their sector of work, especially VSEs and SMEs, in these ways and to spread good practices and for social partners to get involved – the issue,” including by the international contract and regulation agency. agreements”.
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