Finnish Trade Unions and Immigrant Labor
Ristikari, Tiina (2012)
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Ristikari, Tiina
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2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978–952–5889–42–0
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978–952–5889–42–0
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PREFACE
ABSTRACT
TIIVISTELMÄ
INTRODUCTION
1. The age of global migration and ethnic discrimination in the Finnish labor markets
2. Why study trade unions and immigration and researcher motivations for the study
3. Research questions and contribution to the fi eld of social policy
THEORY
1. Trade unions and immigration
2. Northern European trajectories of union responses to immigration
3. Forms and dimensions of ethnic discrimination
AIMS, METHODS AND DATA
1. Research aims and questions
2. Methods and data
3. Conducting focus groups and analysis of the data
RESULTS
1. Cooperative central organizations focus on employment
2. Finnish trade unions and the question of responsibility
3. Immigrant interest representation, a careful balancing act
DISCUSSION
1. Alternative analysis
2. Researching sensitive topics
3. Results in the European and global context
REFERENCES
APPENDICES.
ABSTRACT
TIIVISTELMÄ
INTRODUCTION
1. The age of global migration and ethnic discrimination in the Finnish labor markets
2. Why study trade unions and immigration and researcher motivations for the study
3. Research questions and contribution to the fi eld of social policy
THEORY
1. Trade unions and immigration
2. Northern European trajectories of union responses to immigration
3. Forms and dimensions of ethnic discrimination
AIMS, METHODS AND DATA
1. Research aims and questions
2. Methods and data
3. Conducting focus groups and analysis of the data
RESULTS
1. Cooperative central organizations focus on employment
2. Finnish trade unions and the question of responsibility
3. Immigrant interest representation, a careful balancing act
DISCUSSION
1. Alternative analysis
2. Researching sensitive topics
3. Results in the European and global context
REFERENCES
APPENDICES.
Tiivistelmä
Across the world, an estimated 100 million labor migrants are on the move today. Numerous reports have highlighted the direct and indirect discrimination that immigrants experience in European labor markets, including Finland. The present study investigates the response of the Finnish trade unions to immigrant labor and ethnic discrimination in the Finnish labor markets in the 2000s. Has the bird mother accepted the new eggs, or does she simply care for her own offspring?
Using mixed methods and analyzing data from different levels of the trade union movement, this study shows that while the Finnish labor unions support employment based on immigration policies, the questions of immigrant interest representation divide the different actors.
Using mixed methods and analyzing data from different levels of the trade union movement, this study shows that while the Finnish labor unions support employment based on immigration policies, the questions of immigrant interest representation divide the different actors.