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In this submission SCoA outlines two pressing issues for the sector – loss of a specialised workforce, and increased refugee unemployment. The submission proposes a solution that will simultaneously address both issues, thereby leveraging the sector in Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
Based on all the feedback we have received from members, including through our recent consultations, SCoA has made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19.
In March and April 2020, the Settlement Council of Australia (SCoA) carried out a series of consultations with its members in order to gauge the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on settlement agencies and the communities they support, following the unprecedented measures taken by Federal and State governments in Australia to minimise the spread and subsequent impact of Coronavirus. This is the report of the second set of consultations held in April, which focused on workforce retention and business continuity for settlement agencies.
In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health information in emerging languages was not readily accessible to refugee and migrant communities living in Murray-Riverina region of NSW.
In March 2020, the Settlement Council of Australia (SCoA) carried out a consultation with its members in order to gauge the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on settlement agencies and the communities they support. This was in response to the unprecedented measures taken by the Federal and State governments in Australia to minimise the spread and subsequent impact of the Coronavirus