Refugees and the struggle for jobs in the region

Many of the 12,000 extra humanitarian refugees Australia has been taking outside its usual annual intake are relocating to regional areas around Australia. Image: Green Connect staffers Emmanuel Bakenga and Jess Moore (SBS)

New South Wales' Illawarra region is one of them.

 

The area has already been grappling with high unemployment, and the refugees are among those struggling to find a job.