Researcher proposes five-step framework for integrating displaced populations into the labor markets

Purpose: The purpose was to answer the following question: what are the barriers to integrating displaced populations into labor markets and what are possible steps to overcome them? Design/methodology/approach: This paper drew on government statistics, published reports and independent research that the author conducted in Turkey regarding the crisis in Syria from 2016 to 2018. Findings: The author proposed an original framework for integrating displaced populations into labor markets using the acronym CLEAR - certainty of status, language training, education opportunities, aid as an investment and the right to work. Originality/value: The Syrian crisis prompted one of the biggest exoduses of modern history. But effective solutions to integrating the displaced refugees into the workforce have been thin on the ground. Many of the themes and conclusions are applicable to other countries facing similar issues.