Labor Integration in Rural Norway : What are the main barriers to refugees accessing employment in small Norwegian municipalities?

2020

Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) Recent figures of people seeking refuge have been unprecedented in history. As the number of refugees has increased, so have the debates about their integration in the host countries, particularly their integration into host countries’ labor markets. Despite ample research in the field of labor integration of refugees, the need for further research, especially in rural contexts, has been evident in the literature. Therefore, in the form of a master’s thesis, this qualitative study was conducted to investigate the main barriers to refugees’ labor integration in rural Norway, specifically in a small-sized remote municipality in Southe…