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  • 11 - How Precarity Is Threaded into Migration Rules

  • Edited by Elina Meliou, Brunel University, Joana Vassilopoulou, Brunel University, Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Brunel University
  • Book:
    Diversity and Precarious Work During Socio-Economic Upheaval
    Published online:
    01 February 2024
    Print publication:
    08 February 2024, pp 213-239

  • Summary

    This chapter investigates the precarious arrangements embedded in the systems and processes of migration management across three different country contexts: the UK, Germany, and Australia. The country comparison shows how precarious workplace/worker and societal arrangements have been woven into the systems of migration management (Paret and Gleeson ; Vosko ). The examination employs an historical methodology to show how approaches to migration management create a racialised precarity in the destination country generally; and more specifically in the destination country labour market where different groups of migrant workers are channelled into and toil in the least favourable areas of the labour market. Accordingly, we shed light on the rules underscoring and the implications of the process of migrant worker acceptance, settlement, and integration in a new land and labour market.

  • 10 - Trapped in Precarious Work

  • Edited by Elina Meliou, Brunel University, Joana Vassilopoulou, Brunel University, Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Brunel University
  • Book:
    Diversity and Precarious Work During Socio-Economic Upheaval
    Published online:
    01 February 2024
    Print publication:
    08 February 2024, pp 183-212

  • Summary

    Precarious working conditions have been a significant global challenge across many countries, and the impact of precarious employment conditions, particularly on low-income refugees, has led to dramatic experiences. Drawing on a qualitative study, this chapter investigates the precarity experiences of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Our exploration which highlights the vulnerable nature of refugees in the work environment also reveals the unwelcoming treatments they face in social life. Our multilevel analyses represent macro-, meso-, and micro-level findings. The macro-level findings point to a lack of migration policy, insufficient level of employment laws and labour unionisation that worsen the precarious conditions. At the meso-level analysis, we found inadequate organisational level interventions by firms such as unethical treatment, intimidation for noticing police and wage theft. Finally, the micro-level results focused on social exclusion. The study contributes to debates on insecurity, inequality, diversity, and human rights in migration studies.

Diversity and Precarious Work During Socio-Economic Upheaval
  • Exploring the Missing Link
  • Edited by Elina Meliou, Joana Vassilopoulou, Mustafa F. Ozbilgin
  • Published online:
    01 February 2024
    Print publication:
    08 February 2024
  • Existing research on the rise of precarious forms of employment has paid little attention to gender and diversity challenges. Yet precarious work has damaging effects for vulnerable demographics, with women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities more considerably affected. This volume unpacks this research and offers insights into the role of organizations in fostering inclusive change. It draws an awareness of precarious work and diversity in organizations in three ways: 1. Uncovers and documents the variety of issues facing vulnerable demographic groups at work. 2. Promotes greater scholarship on the link between precarious work and diversity during economic and social upheaval. 3. Develops a research program and agenda that sheds light into new and important aspects of precarious work and diversity issues. A group of international scholars come together to discuss ways to address these challenges and offer a way forward for the future.

  • 11 - Balancing inflows and outflows in the European context

  • Edited by Mustafa F. Özbilgin, Brunel University, Dimitria Groutsis, University of Sydney, William S. Harvey, University of Exeter
  • Book:
    International Human Resource Management
    Published online:
    12 August 2019
    Print publication:
    07 March 2014, pp 194-213

  • Summary

    Learning objectives

  • To provide a deep understanding of international labour relations.

  • To provide an overview of migration theories and their various levels of analysis.

  • To illustrate forms of migratory inflows and outflows and their consequences for IHRM.

  • To highlight that understanding the migratory experience and agency of immigrants is crucial in developing IHRM theories and practices.

  • To demonstrate the role of employment agencies in sourcing and supplying migrant workers from Accession 8 countries to the UK and to explain its consequences for IHRM in organisations.

    • Learning outcomes

    After reading this chapter, students will be able to:

  • understand the relevance to IHRM of migratory inflows and outflows to and from multinational companies

  • discuss how the globalised labour market is changing and explore the challenges and relevance of such change for IHRM

  • explain why comprehensive and ethical IHRM strategies are needed in relation to migration

  • understand the need to explore migration from multiple levels and through a combination of different theories of IHRM

  • understand the impact that migratory inflows and outflows can have on local labour markets and migration policies, with reference to a case study from the European context.