Our impact
Our model is win-win: for the global economy, for local businesses and communities, and for refugees themselves.
Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) is proving that displacement doesn't have to mean the end of a career. Through labour mobility pathways, we're connecting displaced talent with employment opportunities worldwide, creating life-changing opportunities for refugees and their families.
Impact on policy and advocacy
Talent Beyond Boundaries works alongside governments, employers, and civil society, to turn proof of concept into policy. By demonstrating that displaced labour mobility works in practice, we help unlock visa pathways, ensuring that displaced talent is recognized as a solution, not a challenge.
Our global advocacy is grounded in real outcomes . Every successful hire helps shift narratives, inform policy design, and build confidence among decision-makers that refugee labour mobility is both feasible and beneficial.
What this looks like in practice:
Advising governments on the design and implementation of displaced talent visa programmes
Supporting employer-led advocacy for inclusive recruitment and mobility pathways
Contributing evidence and expertise to global forums, coalitions, and policy discussions
Amplifying refugee voices to ensure policies reflect lived experience
Our advocacy on the ground
Global pathways to opportunity
TBB’s impact extends beyond individual hires to the growing number of countries opening or expanding pathways for refugees to move for work. From pilot programmes to scaled national pathways, we work to ensure these opportunities are accessible, sustainable, and responsive to labour market needs.
Impact in numbers
Last updated: March 2026
2,518
People who secured a path to safety (candidates and family members)
1,009
Candidates who
secured a job offer
651
People who relocated
388
Employers who have hired
Destination countries
Host countries of candidates pre-relocation
Nationalities of candidates
Hiring industries
Gender of candidates with job offers
Retention rate of candidates one year after relocating
93%
TBB candidate survey results: Six months after relocation
90%
% of candidates who feel welcome in their community
$430
Average amount in USD sent home per month
84%
% of candidates satisfied with their quality of life after moving
23%
% who have a higher salary and/or have been promoted one year after arrival
84%
% of TBB candidates sending remittances to support family abroad
Employer survey results: Six months after candidates relocate
97%
% of employers who rate the candidate(s) technical skill level as meeting their role requirements
97%
% of employers who rate the candidate(s) soft skill level as meeting their role requirements
95%
How likely are you/your organization to recruit displaced talent through TBB and partners in the future?
98%
How likely are you to recommend working with TBB and partners to other employers?
Real stories of impact
Recognition from the sector
Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility
TBB is proud to be a founding member of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility (GTF), along with the governments of Canada and Australia, UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration, the International Chamber of Commerce, Fragomen, and RefugePoint. The GTF was launched in April 2022 and announced Canada as its inaugural chair. [Watch the video]
To support the expansion of labour mobility pathways, the Task Force will engage and share information and technical advice with countries interested in adopting such schemes, advocate for hiring refugees in the private sector and through industry and sector-specific initiatives, and conduct research and explore policy solutions to challenges that stand in the way of scaling these initiatives.
