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Asylum seekers left 'desperate' and 'helpless' when they try to find work in Australia

  • Written by Kiros Hiruy, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology
Asylum seekers left 'desperate' and 'helpless' when they try to find work in AustraliaPast experience doesn't always count for asylum seekers when they apply for work in Australia.Shutterstock/Tero Vesalainen

Finding work can be a challenge for new migrants to Australia who often arrive with limited English skills and lack local contacts.

But finding work for people seeking asylum can be even harder, as we found in a study that...

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