Danish PM: Syrians from Damascus Area Should Return Home
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that Syrian refugees from the area around Damascus should return home because Denmark has assessed the region to be safe.
migrant unemployment
Around 675,000 Migrants in Sweden Not Self-Sufficient in Work, Receive State Benefits
Around 675,000 migrants living in Sweden are either on welfare benefits or are not able to support themselves through work, according to statistics from the Swedish Parliamentary Investigative Service (RUT).
Swedish Academic Rejects Alleged Economic Benefits of Mass Migration
Swedish Professor of Economics Mats Hammarstedt has rejected claims that mass migration can be economically beneficial over the long term, citing problems of integration.
Sweden: Nearly Half of Unemployed Migrants Lack High School Education
The Swedish Public Employment Office has revealed that 43 per cent of foreigners without work lack a high school education, compared to just 18 per cent of native-born unemployed.
Even Sweden’s Best Regions Still Have Higher Unemployment than the UK
According to Swedish unemployment statistics, the country’s region with the lowest unemployment is still much higher than the British average as unemployment figures continue to grow.
Huge Tax Hikes in Financial Crisis Swedish Municipality That Took Too Many Migrants
Filipstad is facing a financial crisis after taking too many migrants, and is now looking to hike taxes by 10% cent to cover costs.
In Sweden, Just One in Sixteen New Migrants Have a Job That Isn’t Being Subsidised by Taxpayers
The Swedish Employment service has revealed that just 6.1 per cent of new arrival migrants were able to find full-time work not subsidised by the government last year.
Sweden To Offer Migrant Women Free Arabic-Language Driving Lessons
Newly arrived immigrant women in the Swedish municipality of Oskarshamn are set to receive free driving lessons in Arabic in a bid to help make it easier for them to enter the labour force. So far, twelve women have been enrolled
Sweden: Govt Minister Claims Country Needs MORE Refugees to Fill Jobs
Minister of Public Administration Lena Micko claimed Sweden needs more refugees to fill jobs, despite the unemployment rate of migrants being several times higher than for native-born Swedes.
After Years of Open Borders, Sweden Unemployment Rate Approaches Highest in EU
Sweden’s unemployment rate is rising and is now one of the highest in the European Union, despite Prime Minister Stefan Löfven promising to reduce it.
Study: Sweden Has Most Difficulty Getting Migrants into Work out of Whole Nordic Area
A study by Professor Emeritus in Economics Lars Calmfors has revealed that compared to Finland, Norway, and Denmark, Sweden has had the most difficulty getting new migrants into the workforce. Professor Calmfors noted that one of the main problems with getting
Germany: No ‘Economic Miracle’ as 65 Percent of Refugees Still Jobless
Migrant unemployment continues to be a problem in Germany, with government research revealing the majority of asylum seekers who arrived in 2016 are still unemployed.
Netherlands: 85 Per Cent of Refugees Still Unemployed
Only 15 per cent of refugees who have been permitted to work in the Netherlands since 2014 are in employment, figures show, with experts predicting the proportion who have jobs will rise only to 40 per cent over the next ten years.
