Immigrants, natives and job quality: evidence from Spain

Abstract

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to seek test for the precondition for labour-market competition between immigrants and natives, which implies that both are willing to accept jobs that do not differ in quality. Design/methodology/approach -To test this hypothesis, using Spanish data, the paper analyses whether immigrants and natives exhibit different tastes for working conditions. The paper proceeds as follows. First, the paper estimates job satisfaction equations, where working conditions enter as covariates. Second, the paper tests whether the package of (dis)amenities inherent to their jobs differ. Additionally, the paper also tests for assimilation of immigrant workers in terms of job quality. Findings -The paper finds that immigrant and native workers tend to exhibit the same taste for most on-the-job amenities. However, immigrants are more tolerant with jobs involving poorer environmental working conditions, more physically demanding tasks and higher exposure to physical damage. The paper also finds that immigrant workers tend to be employed in lower quality jobs. However, some of the bad working conditions tend to improve over time, suggesting some assimilation in terms of job quality. Originality/value -The type of analysis the authors carry out here allows them to contribute to the literature by moving a step away from the conventional approach used in previous studies. While previous literature mostly analyses the effect of immigration in natives' labour market outcomes and assimilation of immigrants in terms of wages and employment, this study is one of the few that focus on working conditions and the quality of jobs.

Arbeidsmiljø og helse blant innvandrerpopulasjoner

“…I alt ble 151 artikler lest i sin helhet, hvor av 92 oppfylte de opprinnelige inkluderingskriteriene (Aalto et al, 2014;Agudelo-Suarez et al, 2013;Agudelo-Suarez et al, 2011;Ahonen & Benavides, 2006;Alexe et al, 2003;Bergbom & Kinnunen, 2014;Bergbom et al, 2015;Bhui et al, 2005;Biering et al, 2016;Borrell et al, 2008;Cayuela et al, 2015;C. Chen et al, 2010;Chowhan, 2016;Connell et al, 2007;Cross & Turner, 2013;Davidson & Orr, 2009;Del Amo et al, 2011;Diaz-Serrano, 2013;Dunlavy et al, 2016;Dunlavy & Rostila, 2013;Elders et al, 2004;Font, Moncada, Llorens, et al, 2012;Frickmann et al, 2012;Gil-Gonzalez et al, 2014;Hogh et al, 2011;Hoppe, 2011;Johansson et al, 2012;Jonson & Giertz, 2013;Jorgensen et al, 2011;Krings et al, 2014;Kuusio et al, 2013;Mastrangelo et al, 2010;Miller & Travers, 2005;Nieuwenhuijsen et al, 2015;Olesen et al, 2012a;Olesen et al, 2012b;Pasca & Wagner, 2012;Perez-Carceles et al, 2014;Pikhart et al, 2010;Premji et...…”

“…Eksponering for støv eller røyk var mer utbredt blant kvinnelige innvandrere enn blant øvrige sysselsatte kvinner (Ronda et al, 2012). Tre studier av den generelle yrkesbefolkningen i henholdsvis Spania, Sverige og Canada fant høyere eksponering for selvrapportere fysiske krav i jobben blant sysselsatte innvandrere sammenliknet med øvrige sysselsatte (Diaz Serrano, 2013;Dunlavy & Rostila, 2013;Premji & Lewchuk, 2014). To studier rapporterte små og ikke signifikante forskjeller for tunge løft og ubekvemme arbeidsstillinger -- (Dunlavy & Rostila, 2013;Ronda et al, 2013).…”

“…Tre studier fant at innvandrere rapporterte høyere jobbkrav enn øvrige sysselsatte (Diaz-Serrano, 2013;Dunlavy & Rostila, 2013;Premji & Lewchuk, 2014), én studie rapporterte om lavere jobbkrav blant innvandrere (Tora et al, 2015) og seks studier rapporterte små og ikke signifikante forskjeller mellom innfødte og innvandrere (Aalto et al, 2014;Dunlavy & Rostila, 2013;Hoppe, 2011;Olesen et al, 2012b;Ronda et al, 2013).…”

La inmigración en España: ¿Una integración con pies de barro?

“…La mejora de las condiciones laborales de los autóctonos explicaría, pues, la fuerte entrada de inmigrantes en determinadas actividades (Cachón y Valles, 2003). De ahí que la población inmigrante, con un nivel de aceptación de empleos más laxo, se concentre en aquellas actividades menos deseables para los autóctonos (Cachón, 2012;Diaz-Serrano, 2013).…”

“…Pero no sólo hay que destacar el acceso al empleo; también el horizonte de su mejora abierto para muchos inmigrantes. Son diversos los estudios que relacionan las perspectivas de movilidad ascendente con el tiempo de residencia en España (Fernández y Ortega, 2008;Pérez y Serrano, 2008;INE, 2009;Diaz-Serrano, 2013). Concretamente, esta relación se evidencia con el análisis de la MCVL centrado en los itinerarios que siguen los individuos (autóctonos e inmigrantes) desde su entrada en el mercado de trabajo hasta diciembre de 2007 (Miguélez, et al, 2011).…”