Refugees/Displaced people in the workplace

Abstract

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency there were 80 million forcibly displaced individuals worldwide as of the middle of the year 2020. Twenty-six million of them were refugees, persons who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster (Uganda National Roads Authority [UNRA], 2021). The call for papers for this special issue of Cadernos EBAPE.BR noted that "the growing number of refugees and displaced people and the work and life difficulties they face is a central social issue in the world today." In addition to the difficulties experienced by refugees and displaced persons, there are corresponding challenges for the countries providing them refuge. The home and work environments faced by refugees will be greatly impacted as they seek to assimilate and rebuild their lives in a new country. The introduction of a large number of refugees into a country will greatly affect the work and life outcomes for all members of society in the host country. Research is needed to examine these issues from the perspective of individual refugees' experiences, as well as, the larger societal effects on host nationals.