Of the unaccompanied young people who came to Sweden during the refugee crisis in 2015, 8 out of 10 have jobs. This is shown by Statistics Norway’s survey.
In November last year, roughly 20,000 children had received residence permits in Sweden who came in the refugee wave of 2015. Statistics Sweden has made a report about how the group went.
– We see, among other things, that 8 out of 10 are employed in November 2022, says Karin Lundström.
The Gymnasium Act granted residence permits
Alireza is one of those who have been allowed to stay in Sweden because of the high school law. It meant that unaccompanied minors who reached the age of 18 and got a permanent job within six months of completing their studies received a permanent residence permit.
– Generally speaking, this is a group that comes to work after a fairly short time in Sweden, says Karin Lundström.
Civil society got involved
According to Karin Lundström, the reasons may be that civil society became very involved in these young people. But also that it required a certain drive to get to Sweden.
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Alireza Esmaeili sometimes thinks that the image of unaccompanied minors in Sweden has been too negative.
– All my friends fight and fight, work extra. Why doesn’t anyone mention this? They do positive things, says Alireaz Esmaeili.