Inhibiting and stimulating factors for the integration of refugees into the Portuguese labour market - case studies on best practices within the hospitality sector

Abstract

Employment is considered a fundamental pillar of the overall refugee integration. The following paper aims at revealing the inhibiting and stimulating factors influencing the integration of refugees into the labour market. It is divided into a collective and an individual part. The collective part starts by providing an overview of the refugee crisis worldwide and in Portugal: then, it zooms in one of the theoretical models of acculturation and concludes by introducing the major factors influencing integration; the individual part investigates seven case studies within the hospitality industry with the intention of providing Mezze with sufficient recommendations and food for thought for its future refugee training program.