Key Research
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The 2022 Global Refugee Work Rights Report provides the latest research on labor market conditions for people who have been displaced to 51 countries around the world. Building off of a unique dataset, the report explores de jure and de facto conditions that refugees face, along with policy recommendations for implementing organizations and policymakers to consider in the coming years.
Our Publications on Refugees’ Labor Market Access and Work Rights
Other Related Research and Initiatives
The following pieces of research, produced by academic researchers and international organizations, aim (to different extents) to estimate the rights that refugees have access to both in law and in practice.
Global Refugee Work Rights Report (Asylum Access, 2014)
Refugees’ Right to Work and Access to Labor Markets – An Assessment (Zetter and Ruaudel, 2016)
Global Compact on Refugees Indicator Report (UNHCR, 2021)
IDA19 Mid-Term Refugee Policy Review (World Bank, 2021)
Developing World Refugee and Asylum Policy (DWRAP) Dataset (Blair, Grossman, and Weinstein, 2021)
Asylum Information Database (European Council on Refugees and Exiles)
PROSPECTS Country Reports (International Labor Organization)
Refugee Self-Reliance Policy Platform (Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative)
Refugee Opportunity Index (Refugee Investment Network and the Economist Intelligence Unit)
Additional Resources
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN)
US Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices