Globalization of the labour market – Circular migration in Hungary

Abstract

Explanation of the recently intensified willingness to migrate has many components, among which migration for the purpose of employment is a paramount one. The study deals with the exploration of the three basic characteristics of globalizing employment in Central and Eastern Europe and Hungary in particular: migration motivations of foreign employees, their labour market characteristics and the degree of their social integration. The authors aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the content of engagement-which is continuously becoming significant in practice-of highly qualified employees originating from developed countries. The findings at the end of the analysisdue to the size and homogenous nature of the sample-are mostly thoughtexperiments, but we expect to provide a valid contribution to scientific and everyday discussions about migration.

The concept of labour migration from the perspective of Central and Eastern Europe

“…Results were the followings: 0.76 percent means that language is almost deterministic for labour migration. The evidence was supported by Cseh-Papp et al (2018). They found that the absolute majority of migrants chose foreign employment because of "family reasons" (38 percent) or "personal reasons" (20 percent), while "economic reasons" were marked the most rarely.…”

“…However, once it got noted that this break line has weak explanatory ability, researchers' interest swayed toward linguistic, ethnic, cultural and psychological characteristics (Schiffauer & Schiaffauer, 2017;Bodó, 2016) as well as toward the demographic features of the country and particularly its emigrant population (Streimikiene et al, 2016). The chance for successful identification (emotional integration) of foreigners correlates to their level of interest toward the host country's customs and traditions (Cseh-Papp et al, 2018). It was already indicated above that ethnical background and cultural proximity do count, as countries attempt to lure back their fellows (Hungary-Romania).…”

“…Due to this discriminatory pressure, people return to their homes eventually (Seifert, 1997). Foreigners, who applied for citizenship, are usually motivated by family reasons (Cseh-Papp et al, 2018). Schiffauer and Schiffauer (2017) also stated that despite the EU's supranational legal framework, member states' national administration pursuits the prevention of "abusing social benefits" by migrants.…”

“…As the circumstances change, the population migrates. If labour market conditions change, labour force migrates accordingly (Cseh-Papp et al, 2018). It is the more variable external side.…”

“…Labour migration is a durable phenomenon which is becoming a long-term challenge for both employers and policymakers (Cseh-Papp et al, 2018;Simionescu, 2016). And this is the starting point in this study.…”