Heather Rolfe, director of research at British Future, said that, despite their high level of education, many HK migrants were likely to be unemployed or working in jobs below their skill level. They are filling gaps in sectors, including retail and wholesale, information technology, education and hospitality, she said.

[+] scytale@lemm.ee -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There is zero basis for your assertion that majority of immigrants weren't able to find jobs their skills aren't transferable. This affects certain professions to be sure, however plenty of people like software developers have skills that are very much transferable. Drivers are able to find jobs because those are the kinds of low paying jobs immigrants get, not because their other skills weren't useful. And yes it very much does boil down to opportunities available, which in UK are slim to none even for people born there.

If you're going to claim that lack of transferable skills was the core issue, then do provide a source to support your assertion.

[+] scytale@lemm.ee -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Again, what you say is true for some professions, however you have not demonstrated that this is the primary reason for people not being able to find jobs. The fact that people born in UK are struggling to find jobs seems to indicate that the problem is not limited to immigrants.