Social capital crucial for migrant job-seekers

11/06/12
Year: 2012
Country: Australia
Language: English

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New migrants and refugees often have a hard time getting into the Australian workforce.

There are a number of well-documented reasons for this, but new research suggests a lack of social capital is emerging as an important factor.

Social capital might be described as who you know, not necessarily what you know.

Andrew Bolton reports.

Source: World News Australia

 

 

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