Public and political claims about the employment of people from a refugee background in Australia do not always reflect the research findings in this area. For example, recent claims by a senior Coalition Government Minister about people seeking asylum who arrived to Australia by boat during the previous Labor Government’s terms in office (2007-13) posit that many have limited employment prospects. However, given there is little research or government reporting on the experiences of asylum seekers who arrived during this time, and none that focuses specifically on their employment, there is no evidence to support this. A review of research on the employment experiences of people from a refugee background, and Australian policies, suggests a more nuanced picture. This includes research that found while initially people from a refugee background are more likely to be unemployed, have temporary jobs and lower incomes than other newly arrived immigrants, over the longer term second-generation refugees have higher levels of labour market participation than the general population and refugees and their families make significant economic and community contributions to Australia. Research also highlights that refugees may experience a range of barriers to accessing employment, including discrimination, and a review of Australian policies indicates these are likely to have exacerbated some of these barriers for asylum seekers who arrived to Australia by boat. In addition, given previous findings that public attitudes can be influenced by representations made in public and political discourses, the public statements of senior Ministers may be further deepening barriers to accessing employment faced by asylum seekers who arrived by boat.

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在澳大利亚寻求庇护的人们及其就业机会：我们所知道的是什么？

关于澳大利亚难民背景下的人的就业的公共和政治主张并不总是反映该领域的研究结果。例如，联盟政府一位高级部长最近声称在上届工党政府任职期间（2007-13年）乘船抵达澳大利亚寻求庇护的人们声称，许多人的就业前景有限。但是，由于很少有研究或政府报告这期间抵达的寻求庇护者的经历，而且也没有专门针对其就业的人，因此没有证据支持这一点。对来自难民背景的人的就业经历和澳大利亚政策的研究的回顾表明，情况更加微妙。这包括研究发现，虽然最初有难民背景的人比其他新来的移民更有可能失业，拥有临时工作和较低的收入，但从长远来看，第二代难民的劳动力市场参与程度要高于总人口难民及其家庭为澳大利亚做出了重大的经济和社区贡献。研究还强调，难民可能会遇到各种就业障碍，包括歧视，并且对澳大利亚政策的审查表明，这些政策可能加剧了乘船抵达澳大利亚的寻求庇护者的一些障碍。此外，鉴于先前的发现，公众态度可能会受到公共和政治话语中的陈述的影响，