Combining work and "inburgering" is a struggle for refugees

Refugees with residency permits in the Netherlands are finding it difficult to balance work with compulsory integration courses, and as a result, few have jobs in the years following their approval to stay, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. One year after being granted a permit, 25% of men and just 10% of women have a job, and these are often “part-time jobs in cleaning or hospitality,” the paper said, citing figures from the national statistics agency CBS. The integration programme...