Talent going to waste / Guardian, 16 June 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/16/immigrationandpublicservices.immigrationpolicy?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
Rachel Pillai
"A staggering 36% of refugees are unemployed in the UK - almost six times the national average, despite many refugees holding professional skills. The government (pdf) has long recognised this problem as a waste of human resource and a major barrier to refugee integration, but refugee employment rates have remained stubbornly low and refugees continue to face a number of barriers to employment."