Working lives of displaced people from Ukraine: First insights into their employment situation, national policies and working conditions

Allinger, Bernadette

Overview

Working paper

Working lives of displaced people from Ukraine: First insights into their employment situation, national policies and working conditions

Published: 20 October 2023

Bernadette Allinger

Working conditions

Stand with Ukraine

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Reference no.

WPEF23068

Activity

Industrial relations and social dialogue

Eurofound research paper

14 June 2023

Barriers to employment of displaced Ukrainians

Klára Fótiand 2 other authors

In responding to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the EU activated its Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) for people who fled the country, allowing them to settle in the EU and to access basic public services and the labour market. By spring 2023, more than 4.5 million people had made use of the TPD or similar national protection schemes in the EU. In 2022, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights conducted an online survey among people displaced from Ukraine. Eurofound has analysed the survey results on their experiences when seeking to access employment. This paper highlights the main barriers that displaced people encountered and suggests ways to facilitate their inclusion.