Summary

The workforce participation of multicultural youth is often used to assess their economic contributions to Australian society. This domain examines the particular barriers for refugee and migrant young people in this current climate of high youth unemployment. These can include racial stereotyping and discrimination, language and other cultural barriers. This domain focuses on access to continuing, meaningful employment, rather than simply 'participation'.

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Reports

• Cornfoot, S, Francis, S., Multicultural Youth in Australia: Settlement and Transition, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.cmy.net.au/sites/default/files/publication-documents/Multicultural%20Youth%20in%20Australia%202007.pdf. Details
• Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, Supporting Young People and Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds (CLDB): Youth and Children Policy Statement 2007, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.fecca.org.au/images/stories/pdfs/policies_2007013.pdf. Details
• Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G., Feist, H., The CALD Youth Census Report 2014, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Carlton, Victoria., August 2014. Also available at http://cmy.net.au/publications/cald-youth-census-report-2014. Details
• Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, Refugee Youth in Focus: National Forum on Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: Exploring Policy and Practice in the Australian Context, Carlton, Victoria, 2013. Also available at http://myan.org.au/file/file/MYAN%20National%20Forum_2013.pdf. Details
• Office of Multicultural Interests Western Australia, "Not drowning, waving": Culturally and linguistically diverse young people at risk in Western Australia, Western Australia, 2009. Also available at http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/resources/clearinghouse/Not_Drowning.pdf. Details
• Olliff, L., Amplifying the voices of young refugees, Refugee Council of Australia, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia, 2009. Also available at https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/r/rpt/2009-Youth.pdf. Details
• Roberts, L., Culturally and linguistically diverse children and young people: A literature review, Commissioner for Children and Young People Werstern Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 2014. Also available at http://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/files/Literature%20reviews/Literature%20review%20-%20CALD%20children%20and%20young%20people%20-%20Final.pdf. Details