As the nail salon industry booms, its workers pay the priceBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Jonaki MehtaDecember 05, 2018BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty ImagesThe UCLA Labor Center's recent national study "Nail Files" found wage violations, harassment and surveillance.POSTED IN: Economy nail salons nail technician immigrants refugees nails nail industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Canada grapples with refugee influx from U.S.By Emma JacobsNovember 28, 2018Emma Jacobs/MarketplaceRefugees seeking asylum are leaving the U.S. for Canada, where authorities scramble to house them.POSTED IN: world refugees Canada united states Asylum asylum-seekers ListenreadDownloadDownload
Then and now: Syrian refugees reflect on their lives By Reema KhraisSeptember 05, 2018Reema Khrais/MarketplaceThey found new homes in Turkey, along with frustration, resignation and hope.POSTED IN: refugees syria turkey Economics future read
Young Syrians rethink their future as refugees in Turkey By Reema KhraisAugust 31, 2018Courtesy of Musab YousefBefore the Syrian war in 2011, nearly 25 percent of young people went to college, which is almost completely subsidized by the government. POSTED IN: world turkey istanbul Syrians refugees higher education ListenreadDownloadDownload
What it's like for a Syrian refugee to become the sole breadwinnerBy Reema KhraisAugust 24, 2018Courtesy of Sumaya AlkhoolyAmna Hafez is like thousands of other Syrian women in Turkey who've been forced to create a new life for themselves and their families. POSTED IN: syrian refugees syria turkey Economy breadwinner Work family Education ListenreadDownloadDownload
One Syrian refugee’s story: From civil engineer to daycare ownerBy Reema KhraisAugust 16, 2018Courtesy of Mahmoud Al BashaAs a Syrian living in Turkey, Dania Abdulbaqi struggled to find formal work as an engineer.POSTED IN: world syria refugees turkey business daycare small business owner ListenreadDownloadDownload
One year later: we check in on the refugee settlement in Erie, PennsylvaniaBy Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen AinpourJanuary 19, 2018Maitham Basha-Agha/MarketplaceErie, which voted for President Trump, has one of the largest populations of refugees in the country.POSTED IN: erie refugees resettlement Trump ListenreadDownloadDownload
As refugee admissions fall, nonprofits lay off staffBy Emma JacobsJanuary 03, 2018Emma Jacobs/ for MarketplaceNonprofits worry about the loss of institutional knowledge as offices are forced to close amid a slow down in refugee admissions. POSTED IN: world refugees U.S. refugee admissions nonprofits state department government ListenreadDownloadDownload
Checking in with Syrian refugees one year laterBy Tracey SamuelsonSeptember 20, 2017Scott Olson/Getty ImagesA family of six adjusts to life in the Connecticut suburbs.POSTED IN: syria refugees resettlement Immigration nation ListenreadDownloadDownload
