Labour Market Challenges of Bhutanese Refugees in Coquitlam, BC
Explore the labour market challenges faced by Bhutanese refugees resettled in Coquitlam, BC. Issues include low human capital, language barriers, lack of Canadian experience, and mismatch between economies. Theoretical frameworks like Habitus and Capital by Pierre Bourdieu are used to analyze the situation.
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LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES OF BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN COQUITLAM, BC A CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING Presented At Canada and Refugee Resettlement: Research and Innovation for the 21st Century National Conference, June 20 - 22, 2012 in Richmond, BC Raj Khadka UBC (PhD Student)/ Finding Our Voices, ISS of BC
BHUTANESE REFUGEES Losthampa Bhutanese Of Nepali Origin Stripped of their citizenship rights and expelled from Bhutan in early 1990s Refugees camps in Nepal for about two decades Third country resettlement, Canada 2009 (5000)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS & L.M. CHALLENGES Total Populatio n 206 Adults Work Force Employed Full Time Employed Part Time P. W. Disability Seniors 148 104 12 14 11 11 Employment Status Data Source: Finding Out Voice, ISS of BC (2012,May) Challenges : All-too-familiar barriers Low Human Capital Low level of Language ability Lack of Canadian Experience& LM knowledge Few and New (weak social capital) Health :Physical and psychological Soft skills & transportation Mismatch between the economy of Source & receiving country
THEORYOFHABITUSAND CAPITAL FRAMEWORKOF PIERREBOURDIEU Habitus and capitals (economic, social & social) Indigenous economy ( agriculture, Nonwage labor, reciprocity, labour relatioinships) LM in Canada: Capitalistic labour market (wage labour, human capital) Acquisition of new temporal habitus (rule of games/LM) and economic logic of Canadian labour Market LM Outcome= Volume +Composition +Trajectory Conclusion
