It is not easy for immigrant school leavers to find a job. That is why they have a bigger chance of ending up in long-term unemployment than natives. This may sound surprising but their ethnicity or social background is not the most important reason for these differences on the labour market. The disadvantage of immigrants in education and the large numbers who leave school without qualifications, those are the main reasons. Research showed that in Belgium, 14% of the natives doesn’t have a job one year after leaving school. However, with immigrants of Turkish or North African descent this rises to nearly 50%. When we look at immigrant school leavers’ first job, we see that they are less likely to get a fixed contract than natives. They have less autonomy and they often have to work in bad working conditions. To sum up, this research showed that it is mainly the school education that determines the chances of finding a job. Good news. However, ethnicity and social background have a very strong influence on the education which young people eventually reach.
Sanne Diependaele
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