Even with good English skills, Muslim migrants say they can’t land jobs in Australia

A new study has found migrants from Muslim backgrounds in Australia are still facing significant barriers to employment, despite having good English language skills.

A new  from Deakin University is shedding some light on why highly qualified migrants like Mr Karimi are having trouble breaking into the job market.

The study found the education levels of Muslim migrants improve when they have higher English skills.

However, their employment prospects do not.

Doctor Cahit Guven, the economics lecturer who led the research project, said this is not the case for non-Muslim migrants.

Read more via SBS. 


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Published 12 July 2019 1:01pm
Updated 12 July 2019 3:15pm
By Ali Bahnasawy
Source: SBS


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