Var det bättre förr? Om flyktingarna, kommunerna och socialbidragen i Sverige 1945–1965
Rauhut, Daniel (2012)
Rauhut, Daniel
Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202102053775
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202102053775
Kuvaus
Abstract
Inledning
Material och metod
Ansvaret för flyktingarna
Flyktingarnas bosättningsmönster
Flyktingarnas etablering på arbetsmarknaden
Sammanfattande diskussion
Referenser.
Inledning
Material och metod
Ansvaret för flyktingarna
Flyktingarnas bosättningsmönster
Flyktingarnas etablering på arbetsmarknaden
Sammanfattande diskussion
Referenser.
Tiivistelmä
The general opinion in Sweden today is that it is pointless to compare the situation of the refugees today with immigrants to Sweden in the 1950s and 1960s; today the immigrants are refugees and the immigrants in the past were labour immigrants. Consequently, no study focusing on the situation of refugees to Sweden between the WW2 and the late 1960s has been made until now. By using a unique material, consisting of notes and papers from public authorities, this study aims at describing the situation of refugees to Sweden 1945-1965 with regard to their dependency on poor relief and social assistance as well as what support they needed and received from the government and municipalities.
The findings indicate that the refugees faced the same challenges and problems as the present refugees struggle with. They had a lower employment rate and higher unemployment rate, they had insufficient social security coverage when sick or unemployed, and they usually worked in low income jobs and in jobs with high risks for work injuries.
The immigration in the 1950s and 1960s is considered successful, but this image is built upon the experiences of the labour immigrants; the experiences by the refugees have been in the shadow of the successful labour immigrants. The results suggest that previous refugees have made the same experiences as today’s.
The findings indicate that the refugees faced the same challenges and problems as the present refugees struggle with. They had a lower employment rate and higher unemployment rate, they had insufficient social security coverage when sick or unemployed, and they usually worked in low income jobs and in jobs with high risks for work injuries.
The immigration in the 1950s and 1960s is considered successful, but this image is built upon the experiences of the labour immigrants; the experiences by the refugees have been in the shadow of the successful labour immigrants. The results suggest that previous refugees have made the same experiences as today’s.