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Women refugees labor strengthens global GDP
20-8-2019
In its issue of today, Al Diyar newspaper published an article by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) chief executive, former UK foreign secretary, David Miliband, on the impact of access of refugees to the labor market. He reported that while male refugees face many constraints to this effect, female refugees have to deal with yet harsher circumstances, especially given their long term poverty situations and a higher rate of sexual assaults and abuse. Miliband cited a joint new report by the IRC and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security which predicted an enormous economic profit obtained by allowing refugees, particularly women refugees, greater access to jobs. According to the said report, female refugees can contribute to nearly USD 1.4 trillion to the global GDP every year if the gender gap in employment and earnings is closed in some 30 countries hosting around 90% of world refugees. The above report stressed that closing such gaps through achieving equal pay between men and women in those countries, could increase the global GDP to USD 2.5 trillion. (Al Diyar, August 19, 2019)
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