“Why denying refugees the right to work is a catastrophic error”

Tower Center Fellow Alexander Betts and Oxford University Professor Paul Collier wrote an article in the Guardian March 22, “Why denying refugees the right to work is a catastrophic error.”

Betts and Collier argue that the decampment strategy that started being used in the 1980s recognizes food and shelter as refugees’ only needs. Since most refugees are unable to return home for years, this setup is inhumane.

“Refugees have a right to expect a pathway to autonomy,” Betts and Collier wrote.

Read the full story here.