Well-Being without Employment? Promoting the Employability of Refugees

Lucía I. Llinares-Insa, Manuel Roldán-Pardo, Pilar González-Navarro and María Desamparados Benedito-Monleón
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Lucía I. Llinares-Insa: Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
Manuel Roldán-Pardo: Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
Pilar González-Navarro: Research Institute of Human Resources Psychology, Organizational Development and Quality of Working Life (IDOCAL), Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
María Desamparados Benedito-Monleón: Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: There are more than 25 million refugees in the world. Many of them try to reach the Mediterranean in order to enter Europe. Spain is one of the countries that receive refugees and have to integrate them. Many refugees have experienced persecution in their countries, as well as forced migration, rape, diseases, etc. Their integration requires support and coordination from the government, health services, and social agents. The first step in achieving this integration is getting a job, which is currently an important issue. Thus, we aim to analyze the employability of a specific group of refugees in Spain and then develop and implement an intervention program to improve their employability. Our framework is based on the Bioecological Model of Employability. The results obtained show that the program is effective in improving employability, and they highlight the importance of labor inclusion for refugees’ well-being. Moreover, the findings reveal the need to create labor market policies and further evaluations, diagnostics, and intervention programs that improve employability and other types of personal-community growth. It is necessary to focus on refugees’ needs and develop appropriate services.

Keywords: employability; refugee; intervention; labor market; social inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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