The UN has published an analysis showing only 30% of migrants with degrees are in graduate-level jobs. It comes ahead of a UN convention this year that aims to make it easier for migrants to use their skills and work experience in their new countries.
The analysis, jointly produced by the UNHCR, Unesco's global education monitoring report and the Education Above All charity, says that the biggest barrier can often be the lack of international recognition for qualifications. Even though someone might have advanced professional qualifications in their home country, if there is no system of mutual recognition, they are effectively treated as if those skills did not exist.
About three-quarters of migrants are in countries without an agreement on recognising qualifications from the countries that they have left. "Some migrants and refugees find the procedures for getting their qualifications recognised so complex that they cannot find work at all," said Ms Sheehy. This is a global problem, affecting people displaced by conflict across the Middle East, Asia and in Africa, as well as those arriving in Western Europe and North America.
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