4. Critical times: gendered implications of the economic crisis for migrant workers from Burma/Myanmar in Thailand

2011 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Jackie Pollock ◽  
Soe Lin Aung
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Critical Times

scholarly journals Trade Unions, Migrant Workers, and Racial Discrimination in Italy in Times of Economic Crisis

Two Homelands ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Della Puppa
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Trade unions have a crucial role in the social integration processes of migrants. Nevertheless, some aspects of this relationship are still relatively unexplored, particularly that of the relationship between trade unions and racism and that of the trade unions’ fight against racial discrimination. This paper aims to investigate the still partially unexplored link between Italian trade unions and racial discrimination within the framework of the 2008 economic crisis. Through the narratives of stakeholders, trade unions, and migrant workers, the author provides an in-depth look at the efforts of Italian trade unions to fight discrimination and examines the main barriers that prevent migrants from being involved in unions.

The Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers in Japan

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 235-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susumu Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Illegal Migration ◽  
Export Policy ◽  
Current Economic Crisis ◽  
Employment Situation

The employment situation in Japan continues to deteriorate, and it will take some time before recovery starts. The current economic crisis has had little negative impact on the inflow of migrant workers, both legal and illegal. The declines recorded in recent years are due more to stricter control of illegal migration in Japan and in a few sending countries. The crisis, however, has reduced the earnings of some groups of migrant workers. Illegal workers are more vulnerable because they are not protected from abuse as much as legitimate workers, nor do they usually come out to seek official services offered. More serious international efforts are required to curb the illegal flow of workers. An aggressive labor export policy may work against workers' welfare especially at the time of crisis in host economies.

Impact of economic crisis on mental health of migrant workers: what happened with migrants who came to Spain to work?

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez ◽  
Elena Ronda ◽  
María Luisa Vázquez-Navarrete ◽  
Ana M. García ◽  
José Miguel Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers

scholarly journals Beyond Crisis Talk: Interrogating Migration and Crises in Europe

Sociology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dines ◽  
Nicola Montagna ◽  
Elena Vacchelli
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Narrative Device ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
And Migration

Commencing with some recent examples drawn from Anglophone media, this introductory article reflects on the multiple ways in which crisis and migration have been interconnected over the last decade in public discourse, political debates and academic research. It underlines how crisis has not simply become a key descriptor of specific events, but continues to operate as a powerful narrative device that structures knowledge of migration and shapes policy decisions and governance structures. It explains the rationale for choosing Europe as a multidimensional setting for investigating the diverse links between migration and crisis. It ends with a summary of the contributions that are divided into four thematic strands: relationships between the economic crisis and migrant workers and their families; the Mediterranean in crisis; political and public discourses about the post-2015 ‘migration crisis’; and ethnographies of everyday experiences of the ‘refugee crisis’ on the part of migrants, activists and local people.

scholarly journals 208 Changes in employment conditions and mental health during the economic crisis in migrant workers in Spain

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A70.3-A71
Author(s):  
G R R Robert Roca ◽  
Pérez Ronda ◽  
Martínez Martínez ◽  
Felt ◽  
Benavides García
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Employment Conditions

GLOBAL MIGRATION PROCESSES IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 4-32
Author(s):  
MAZARAKI Anatolii ◽  
MELNYK Tetiana ◽  
LOSHENIUK Oksana
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
The World ◽  
International Migrants ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Work Abroad

Background. To mitigate the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to develop an effective national policy and administrative framework that will promote regulated circular labor migration while maximizing the benefits of its effective organization and strengthening measures to protect Ukrainian citizens abroad and foreign migrants in Ukraine, creating conditions for the reintegration of Ukrainian migrants. The aim of the article is to study the changes in global migration flows due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of providing a scientific basis for reforming national migration policy. Materials and methods. In the course of the research the methods of statistical analysis, synthesis, grouping and graphical representation of the results have been used. Results. As a result of the analysis it is determined that the main trends in population migration in the world are: the largest share of the population migrating from developing countries to developed countries; continued increase in forced migration due to conflict, harassment, violence or human rights violations; most international migrants in the world live in a small number of countries; international migration often remains within the main regions; the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the growth of international migrants and millions of people have lost their jobs and returned home during lockdowns in destination countries, where the economic downturn is also continuing and unemployment is rising. It has been proven that the most favourable conditions for migrant workers, which proved to be the most vulnerable category during the pandemic, were created by European governments. The main preconditions for mass external labor migration from Ukraine are identified: dissatisfaction of Ukrainian citizens with wages, working conditions or vacancies, lack of jobs, socio-economic crisis, decline in production, lack of identified prospects and opportunities for development and self-realization. It is substantiated that the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect migration flows from Ukraine – the return of citizens did not become large-scale, the amount of remittances from abroad decreased slightly. Conclusion. In the future, the COVID-19 pandemic will have a short-term impact on external labor migration from Ukraine. With the spread of the disease, the intensity of Ukrainians going to work abroad will decrease, but if the epidemic ends, the flow will resume quickly. Even if the pandemic causes a global economic crisis and the demand for workers falls, the work of Ukrainian citizens will still be in demand by European countries for economic recovery. Therefore, the state migration policy at the present stage should be aimed at expanding opportunities for Ukrainians to legally work abroad, maintaining closer contacts with those who are in other countries, as well as encouraging citizens to work in Ukraine and convincing them of the expediency of return.

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