Overcoming Barriers to a Workplace that is Inclusive Towards Refugees and Immigrants
With increasing globalization, more people are moving across borders and between countries than ever before. Immigrants and refugees go abroad to find better lives for themselves and take advantage of the career opportunities available. However, even for skilled immigrants, this is often too idealistic, since there are many barriers to employment that prevent such individuals from working in their professional fields.
Conscious and unconscious biases around race, religion, culture and nationality also come into play for newcomers. Sometimes, companies question hiring immigrants, as they are not familiar with the university previously attended or the organizations on the applicant's resume.
So what can employers do, to be more inclusive of these individuals and allow them to fully contribute their skills?
Our speakers will discuss three key topics:
- The importance of refugees and immigrants in a post-COVID economic recovery
- What prevents most companies from hiring newly-arrived workers
- Challenges to the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the workplace
Arifur Rahman Prodhan
Joséphine Goube
Jenny Okonkwo
Maura Di Mauro
Lakshmi Natarajan