How Grocers in Denmark Became the Key to Refugee Integration
First, the closure of many welfare institutions in rural areas means that there are unoccupied buildings – often municipally owned and relatively cheap to rent – that can be quickly refitted. Second, rural municipalities are particularly interested in the jobs and secondary economic benefits derived from the asylum centers, such as the creation of demand for other services including remodeling and maintenance, which means more work for locals in a context where the creation of even a small number of jobs has a big impact. Third, the enrollment of asylum-seeking children in local schools can stave off school closures. Similarly, asylum seekers of all ages can support local associational life, for example, by participating in local football clubs.
Finally, because of the relative isolation of many rural asylum centers, asylum seekers often have little option but to spend their money locally, which in particular means buying their food at local grocery stores. When we asked grocery store managers to rate the importance of asylum centers to their overall business only one felt the center had no positive effect on their business; seven reported a small effect, eight a medium effect and three a powerful effect. Three managers told us that their stores were dependent on the business from the asylum center for their survival.
▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/06/26/how-grocers-in-denmark-became-the-key-to-refugee-integration
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