Labour Market Security and Migration-related Decisions: Theoretical Background

Duszczyk, Maciej; Matuszczyk, Kamil

doi:10.1108/978-1-83867-747-320191002

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“…At the same time, it should be noted that such a dynamic increase in the employment of foreigners in the Polish labour market does not translate into an unemployment rate increase (Duszczyk & Matuszczyk, 2018). Macroeconomic analyses covering the years 2013-2018 reveal that the arrival of Ukrainian workers to Poland increased effective labour supply by 0.8% per annum (Strzelecki et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The literature typically studies non-salary employment conditions in the context of the broader concept of labour market security (Standing, 2014;Duszczyk & Matuszczyk, 2019). It consists of job security (the ability to maintain a particular job), income security (receiving a salary to support the worker and possibly his/her family), and employment security (the possibility to change jobs without having to remain unemployed for a long time).…”

Section: Non-salary Employment Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Non-salary employment conditions as a factor shaping migration decision-making: an example of workers from Ukraine in Poland

Duszczyk

Matuszczyk

2022

Migration Letters

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The paper studies non-salary employment conditions as a factor affecting labour migrants’ choice the host country and a particular employer. It argues that the extant literature, focusing mainly on wage levels offered by employers, is insufficient to understand the decisions taken by migrants, especially if there is persistently low unemployment and high demand for foreign labour in a given market. A secondary analysis of the results of two empirical studies conducted in Poland in the period 2017–2019, focusing on various categories of Ukrainian workers, was used to shed a light on the role of non-salary employment conditions in the migration decision-making process. At that time, Poland encountered both low levels of unemployment and persistent demand for foreign workers, as well as liberal immigration regulations for labour immigration from selected Eastern European countries. Therefore, it met the conditions of the so-called migration laboratory.

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Section: Migration Lettersmentioning

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Section: Non-salary Employment Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-salary employment conditions as a factor shaping migration decision-making: an example of workers from Ukraine in Poland

Duszczyk

Matuszczyk

2022

Migration Letters

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“…Many countries have been experiencing an increase in the proportion of foreignborn residents. This fact is not limited only to typical immigration countries such as the United States or Canada (Ivlevs andKing 2012 andKrishnakumar andIndumathi 2014) but also new countries of immigration like Spain or Italy (Duszczyk 2019) and Central and Eastern European states like Czechia (Drbohlav et al 2009). However, the proportion of highly skilled migrants varies in different countries of immigration.…”

Section: Migration Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration trajectories and aspirations among highly skilled migrants in Czechia

Frličková¹,

Macková²,

Przetaková³

2023

geogrcas

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Migration trajectories and aspirations among highly skilled migrants in CzechiaThe emphasis on the 'global race for talent' has only intensified in recent years. This paper focuses on a group of highly skilled migrants in Czechia -country that has so far been less researched in terms of skilled migration. Highly skilled migrants represent an important part of the labour force and can have a transformative potential in some sectors, including science and education. The transnational dimension of different migration trajectories represents an important part of the migration experience and can influence an intention to stay, return, or move to another country. Based on previous life trajectories and migration experience, this paper explores migrants' decisionmaking in connection with future migration trajectories. Using a survey among highly skilled migrants in Czechia, we explore their intention to stay and the factors that may lead to onward international migration from Czechia.

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“…Increased unemployment rates and the inability of citizens to obtain good-paying jobs that will lift them out of poverty are other factors that influence migrants' decisions (Pocol and Moldovan-Teselios, 2016;Lehtonen and Tykkyläinen, 2017) With the inability to continue coping with the harsh realities around them, people from developing communities or locations find a way of migrating to the more developed cities and settings where there are economic and socio-political opportunities. Despite the continued relevance of the theory in the study of migration, it has been criticised based on its post-hoc character (Van Hear et al, 2018;Duszczyk and Matuszczyk, 2019); tendency to single out unlikely direct "causes" of migration (environment, population growth) (Carling, 2017;Helms and Leblang, 2019); and ruling out agency and preferences (migrants as passive pawns). Again, some critics have seen the theory as being "simplistic" (Crankshaw and Borel-Saladin, 2019.…”

Section: Barriers To Increasing Formal Jobsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the transition from informal to formal jobs and its consequent impacts on the livelihood of migrant youths in Lagos metropolis

Adeosun

Owolabi

Eshiet

et al. 2022

JEC

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Purpose The upsurge in global youth migration remains a major concern for policymakers, politicians and academia at large. Given the emerging interests in youth migration and informal jobs in cities around the world, this study aims to establish the barriers limiting the transition of migrant youths, in informal settings, into formal jobs and the consequent impact on their livelihood. Design/methodology/approach Leveraging the push-pull approach of the functionalist migration school, this study uses a primary research design. A structured questionnaire was administered among 150 migrant youths who were selected across informal settings in Lagos, using a convenient sampling technique. Then, a structured face-to-face interview was later conducted among 40 selected migrant youths. Findings There is a skill mismatch between the competence of the youths and the requirements of firms in the formal sector, and the migrant youths are largely disenfranchised from opportunities that flow within certain networks. Another critical constraint includes language barrier, ethnicity and religious biases by certain employers. Most migrant youths are economically better off compared to where they came from, even though they are yet to exit the poverty trap. Originality/value This study critically examined the challenges faced by the migrant youth population in Lagos, Nigeria, in their bid to transition from informal employment to formal employment.

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Labour Market Security and Migration-related Decisions: Theoretical Background

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Non-salary employment conditions as a factor shaping migration decision-making: an example of workers from Ukraine in Poland

Non-salary employment conditions as a factor shaping migration decision-making: an example of workers from Ukraine in Poland

Migration trajectories and aspirations among highly skilled migrants in Czechia

Exploring the transition from informal to formal jobs and its consequent impacts on the livelihood of migrant youths in Lagos metropolis

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