Finding a job is a major milestone for a refugee as they successfully build a life in their new country and integrate into a new community. Yet there are many barriers to employment for refugees – from language barriers, a lack of professional networks, transport, and childcare solutions to gaps in employment and education.

To help refugees overcome these barriers, companies should be intentional and adapt their processes to enable them to access the local labour market. For companies leading that charge there are tremendous long-term benefits, particularly at a time of severe labour shortages in many countries that welcome refugees. This panel discussion, moderated by the Tent Partnership for Refugees, will bring together speakers representing the private sector, NGOs supporting refugee inclusion, and the refugee experience for a conversation about how to accelerate the economic integration of refugees. Gain insights into the barriers refugees face in finding work, solutions put in place to overcome them, including effective hiring strategies that companies which benefit refugee jobseekers, businesses, their employees, and society as a whole.

Moderator

• Hélène van Melle, Deputy Director for Europe, Tent Partnership for Refugees

Panellists

• Natsayi Sithole, Acting CEO, Renaisi
• Anil Qasemi, Project Lead – Afghan Resettlement, USPUK
• Hayley Johnson, Talent Acquisition Consultant, UK & Ireland, Philips
• Ashley Clark, Central Recruitment Manager, Menzies Aviation