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Yousuf Karimi says he is not giving up on his dream of a job in the architecture industry.

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A new study has found migrants from Muslim backgrounds are still facing significant barriers to employment, despite having good English language skills.

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By Gloria Kalache, Claudia Farhart

Presented by Claudette Centeno-Calixto

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A new study has found migrants from Muslim backgrounds are still facing significant barriers to employment, despite having good English language skills.

Community leaders fear this gap is the result of unconscious bias towards foreign names and typecasting certain communities for certain jobs.

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