The economic crisis as a driver of cross-border labour mobility? A multi-method perspective on the case of the Central European Region

Wiesböck, Laura; Verwiebe, Roland; Reinprecht, Christoph; Haindorfer, Raimund

doi:10.4324/9781315144627-8

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“…However, migrants' malleability and mobility are significantly constrained by legal status with undocumented migrants and temporary workers in clear disadvantage (Tilly 2011). EU citizens enjoy a remarkable level of freedom of movement within the European space and in heights of recession we may observe an intensification of the flows from seriously hit Southern European regions to less impacted countries in the West and North (Graeber 2016;Wiesböck et al 2016;Bartolini, Gopras and Triandafyllidou 2017) demonstrating the relevance of the principle of 'Free Circulation of Labour' and how mobility can work as an 'integrative mechanism' (Trenz and Triandafyllidou 2017). As Lindley points out ' … migration is central to how people experience and respond to crisisshowing how individuals, families and communities use mobility in sometimes pre-emptive, often reactive, and other times more strategic fashion' (2014,16).…”

Section: Migrations and Economic Integration In A Context Of Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour market integration of immigrants in Portugal in times of austerity: resilience,in situresponses and re-emigration

Esteves

Fonseca

Malheiros

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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The austerity regime implemented in Portugal to face the financial and economic crisis caused readjustments in the country's productive structure and labour market with an impact on immigrants' lifeworlds. This article aims at analysing the consequences of the crisis in the lives of third-country nationals living in Portugal, reflecting particularly on the impact on their integration process, understood as economic incorporation, in a context of increasing work precariousness. Special attention will be given to the resilience of immigrants visible in their responses to the labour market constraints, namely through their choices of geographic (im)mobility and also the implementation of strategies to 'normalise' their lives. Starting with a brief reference to the meaning of integration in Portugal in a context of crisis, we draw on data from two research projects, arguing that despite the increased hardship, the resilience of foreign workers is considerable and they still think it is worth coming to Portugal. The strategies adopted may be either in situ or implying onward migration, resulting from the combination of context opportunities and individual agency. Factors like legal status, education and having relatives abroad play a moderate role in this process.

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Section: Migrations and Economic Integration In A Context Of Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour market integration of immigrants in Portugal in times of austerity: resilience,in situresponses and re-emigration

Esteves

Fonseca

Malheiros

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…On the other hand, there are significant wage benefits for daily commuters as well as cross-border commuters with Austrian friends. This indicates that the transnational labor market in the Central European Region is largely structured by social networks (Verwiebe et al 2015;Wiesböck et al 2016).…”

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Crossing the Border for Higher Status? Occupational Mobility of East–West Commuters in the Central European Region

Wiesböck

Verwiebe

2017

International Journal of Sociology

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This article discusses cross-border occupational mobility of workers from the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia who found employment in Austria. We illustrate this topic using data from a longitudinal survey on the employment careers of 1,347 cross-border commuters working in Austria conducted in the winter/spring of 2012/13. Empirically, we demonstrate that despite efforts to diminish structural inequalities between the regions, differences in unemployment and poverty rates continue to play a role. We further find that the majority of cross-border commuters have a different socioeconomic structure than locally residing Austrians overall commuters mostly show mid-level qualifications and work in branches with a high demand for labor (e.g., construction, gastronomy, health industry). Against this background, we pursue the following research question: to what extent are the patterns of occupational mobility of cross-border commuters in Austria influenced by sociodemographic factors, human capital, social capital, and labor market characteristics?

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“…There are already plenty of examples of cross-border commuting flows between EU countries. In many cases, traditional push-pull factors, like inequalities in wages and employment opportunities, can explain this type of labour mobility to a great extent (Kaska and Paas, 2013;Wiesböck, et al, 2016). Sometimes it can be more temporary, like the location of a German callcentre on the Danish side of the border, which stimulated cross-border mobility of German low qualified and part-time commuters until it was closed in 2007 (Klatt, 2014).…”

Section: Cross-border Labour Commuting: Drivers and Barriersmentioning

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Labour mobility in the Euroregion Galicia–Norte de Portugal: constraints faced by cross-border commuters

Pires

Nunes

2017

European Planning Studies

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Removing barriers to labour mobility is expected to contribute to processes of spatial integration in cross-border regions, by an efficient allocation of labour and consequently a convergence between territories separated by a common border. Nevertheless, despite the de-bordering process within the European Union, administrative, legal and language barriers still hamper cross-border labour mobility preventing the process of labour market integration. The aim of this paper is to identify obstacles to the mobility of crossborder workers commuting within the Euroregion Galicia-Norte de Portugal. Methodology combines the analysis of official data on labour mobility, with qualitative data gathered from interviews with cross-border commuters aiming to contribute to explain the different attitudes towards cross-border mobility inside this Euroregion. While traditional push and pull factors remain relevant to explain cross-border labour flows, the qualitative information adds new insights into different levels of indifference of cross-border workers. The result is a fragmented labour market were Norte de Portugal is providing low qualified-low wage labour while Galicia is contributing with well-paid and qualified labour.

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The economic crisis as a driver of cross-border labour mobility? A multi-method perspective on the case of the Central European Region

Cited by 8 publications

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Labour market integration of immigrants in Portugal in times of austerity: resilience,in situresponses and re-emigration

Labour market integration of immigrants in Portugal in times of austerity: resilience,in situresponses and re-emigration

Crossing the Border for Higher Status? Occupational Mobility of East–West Commuters in the Central European Region

Labour mobility in the Euroregion Galicia–Norte de Portugal: constraints faced by cross-border commuters

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