Community Conversations: Talking about finding work in Australia

cover of the Community Conversations reportIn 2020, HealthWest approached Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) along with Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY), to work together on the Community Conversations project, to better understand and address economic inclusion, in the context of race-based discrimination and social inclusion.

We asked twenty young people and women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Melbourne’s west about their experiences of finding work in Australia. Thanks to everyone who spoke with us! You can read some of the responses in the Report Highlights or read the full Report.

The Community Conversations report highlights the significant challenges faced by young people and women from migrant and refugee backgrounds when finding work. Hear their recommendations for decision makers about what needs to change to support economic inclusion for all.

Hear exactly what project participants have to say when we soft launch the report on 16 March 2021.

View and download the report in PDF format

MCWH wants to increase access for everyone. If you can’t download or read this document please contact us.