ABSTRACT

In Germany as elsewhere, the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked a severe crisis for the economy, the labour market, social life and public administration. This article explores how refugees, who have accessed the labour market prior to the crisis, are affected by the current situation. Focusing on the crisis-shaken labour market as a juncture for integration processes, we were interested in whether the crisis actually increases vulnerability and leads to setbacks in integration processes. Based on qualitative interviews with refugees and employers conducted at the beginning of the crisis, the article identifies three problem areas in the field of working life (every day working life, conditions of work, prospects and the advancement of careers) in which the crisis-induced disruptions produced feelings of disorientation and made some refugees vulnerable. This went hand in hand with irritations in adaptation processes that are crucial for integration. The findings suggest that the Covid-19 crisis could, for some, turn into a ‘critical event’ in entire integration trajectories.

抽象的

在德国和其他地方一样，Covid-19大流行给经济，劳动力市场，社会生活和公共管理带来了严重危机。本文探讨了在危机之前进入劳动力市场的难民如何受到当前局势的影响。我们将危机重重的劳动力市场作为整合流程的一个关头，我们对危机是否确实增加脆弱性并导致整合流程的挫折感兴趣。根据危机开始时对难民和雇主的定性访谈，本文确定了工作生活领域中的三个问题领域（每天的工作生活，工作条件，前景和职业的发展），在这种情况下，由危机引起的破坏使人们产生了迷失方向的感觉，并使一些难民变得脆弱。这与对整合至关重要的适应过程的烦恼并存。这些发现表明，对于某些人来说，Covid-19危机可能会演变成整个整合轨迹中的“关键事件”。