Journal of International Migration and Integration
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-19

Immigrant Youth and Employment: Lessons Learned from the Analysis of LSIC and 82 Lived Stories (Article)

Lauer S. , Wilkinson L. , Yan M.C. , Sin R. , Tsang A.K.T.
  • a Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, 6303 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
  • b Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba, 183 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
  • c School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
  • d School of Social Work, McMaster University, Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 319, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada
  • e Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

Abstract

Finding a job has become a critical challenge to many youth. Immigrant youth, who have been a key part of the global migrants, are particularly vulnerable when entering the job market of the host country due to various structural barriers. However, in both public policy discourse and research, their labour market experience tends to be overlooked. In this paper, we report the employment experience of recently arrived immigrant youth based on an analysis of the LSIC and findings of in-depth interviews of 82 immigrant youth in four cities in Canada. Our results reveal that recently arrived immigrant youth tend to work in lower-skilled employment, experience significant delays in finding employment, have difficulties with foreign credential recognition, and have fewer means to access to job markets. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Author Keywords

Labour market Employment social network Job search Immigrant youth

Index Keywords

labor migration Canada social network skilled labor young population job search labor market employment immigration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855691473&doi=10.1007%2fs12134-011-0189-1&partnerID=40&md5=ea4218e1e775cc5cdb6114caa8756232
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-011-0189-1
ISSN: 14883473
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English