Immigrants and the Labour Markets : experiences from Abroad and Finland
Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
2017
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7167-39-7
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7167-39-7
Kuvaus
1. Introduction / Elli Heikkilä
2. Impacts of immigration on labour markets: A theoretical appraisal / Milan Palát
I Experiences from abroad
3. Chinese traders in Senegal: Trade networks and business organization / Daouda Cissé
4. The UK labour market and immigration: What a difference ten years makes / Ian Fitzgerald and Rafał Smoczyński
5. Immigrants’ settlement and participation in the Norwegian labour markets since the turn of the millennium / Lasse Sigbjørn Stambøl
6. Social assistance among immigrants and natives in Sweden, 1950–1968 / Daniel Rauhut
II Experiences from Finland
7. Immigrants in the Finnish labour market and future needs in an ageing society / Elli Heikkilä
8. Perceived challenges and barriers to employment: The experiences of university-educated Taiwanese women in Finland / Chia-Chien Chang and Gunilla Holm
9. The role of social networks in diverse work communities / Aini Pehkonen
10. Understanding economic integration and the belongingness of immigrants in Lapland: An analysis of hope and happiness / Nafisa Yeasmin
11. Contemporary labour diaspora: The Finnish challenges for migration and human resource flows / Maria Elo
Contributors
Index.
2. Impacts of immigration on labour markets: A theoretical appraisal / Milan Palát
I Experiences from abroad
3. Chinese traders in Senegal: Trade networks and business organization / Daouda Cissé
4. The UK labour market and immigration: What a difference ten years makes / Ian Fitzgerald and Rafał Smoczyński
5. Immigrants’ settlement and participation in the Norwegian labour markets since the turn of the millennium / Lasse Sigbjørn Stambøl
6. Social assistance among immigrants and natives in Sweden, 1950–1968 / Daniel Rauhut
II Experiences from Finland
7. Immigrants in the Finnish labour market and future needs in an ageing society / Elli Heikkilä
8. Perceived challenges and barriers to employment: The experiences of university-educated Taiwanese women in Finland / Chia-Chien Chang and Gunilla Holm
9. The role of social networks in diverse work communities / Aini Pehkonen
10. Understanding economic integration and the belongingness of immigrants in Lapland: An analysis of hope and happiness / Nafisa Yeasmin
11. Contemporary labour diaspora: The Finnish challenges for migration and human resource flows / Maria Elo
Contributors
Index.
Tiivistelmä
The focus of this book is the position of immigrants in the labour markets, since this is a central indicator of the social status of immigrants and ethnic groups. Employment is one of the main foundations for the successful integration of immigrants. What has often been raised in research on and discussions of the issue in societies is the fact that it is more difficult for immigrants to find a job, expecially a job that corresponds to their educational background, than it is for the native population. As a result, the former often have significantly higher unemployment rates than the latter. This is naturally connected to economic cycles, which affect the demands for labour during both boom times and recessions.
The purpose of this book is to broaden our understanding and to explore labour issues and immigration from different perspectives as well as other specific themes from a wide range of viewpoints, including theoretical and empirical analyses. The chapters highlight immigrant experiences both from abroad and Finland.
The purpose of this book is to broaden our understanding and to explore labour issues and immigration from different perspectives as well as other specific themes from a wide range of viewpoints, including theoretical and empirical analyses. The chapters highlight immigrant experiences both from abroad and Finland.