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datestamp: 2021-08-09 09:48:41
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Holtland, Timo
creators_id: S3776034
creators_email: timoholtland@gmail.com
title: Are Syrian refugees a potential solution to an aging Dutch labour market?
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: We live in both the ‘age of migration’ and the ‘age of ageing’. As a result of a permanent decline in the fertility rates and an increasing life expectancy, the old-age dependency ratio in many countries keeps increasing. This has a structural impact on the labour market and will result in an increasing burden for future taxpayers. Based on previous research, it can be stated that migration can be part of the solution, however the connection and integration of migrants to the labour market are essential. Since the group of Syrian asylum seekers makes up for more than halve of all cohorts arriving in the Netherlands during the “refugee crisis”, this is the most relevant group to look into. For integration policies to be effective and for immigration to be a potential solution for the aging and dejuvenating Dutch labour market, the integration program must change its focus to increase mutual understanding and take into account the individual’s capabilities and competences.
date: 2021
pages: 15
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Remund, A.P.P.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: A.P.P.Remund@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Aging
keywords_local: migration
keywords_local: refugee crisis
keywords_local: labour market
keywords_local: integration
keywords_local: competences
keywords_local: discrimination
keywords_local: Insiders perspective
keywords_local: policymaking
keywords_local: social network
keywords_local: mutual understanding
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-08-07
citation:   Holtland, Timo  (2021) Are Syrian refugees a potential solution to an aging Dutch labour market?  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3642/1/Bachelor%20Thesis%2C%20Timo%20Holtland%2C%20S3776034%2C%2011-06-2021%20%281%29.pdf