Table 4 Examples of top three practical problems
Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Employment | Employment | Employment |
“No job and can’t get a work permit” [J62] | “Can’t find work” [T18] | “To find a good job position. I am Arabic teacher” [CH34] |
“[…] being unable to work (because I stay in village 5)” [J38] | “My husband is ill, I can’t work. We can’t have enough money” [T17] | “Difficulties with finding a job despite learning the language” [CH30] |
Finances | Finances | Government regulations |
“Financial problems / house and children’s expenses” [J33] | “I need an implant but I can’t due to financial problems” [T37] | “I feel temporary and not safe here because I have F […] my son also has F permit; he can’t travel out of Switzerland” [CH36] |
“Being the family breadwinner because my husband is abroad” [J5] | “Unstable, I have no home or financial source” [T16] | “The immigration department rejected my asylum request to join my family” [CH2] |
Camp related | Language | Housing |
“Staying in the village 5 makes me feel unable to go out” [J38] | “My kids don’t know the Turkish language; they don’t understand their lessons” [T41] | “I don’t have an appropriate apartment for my children and me” [CH31] |
“Being obliged to be in the camp bothers my children and I [...]” [J48] | “I can’t learn Turkish because I have many responsibilities, house and kids” [T20] | “Living in the asylum centre with the family” [CH13] |