Essays about: "labour migrants"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 76 essays containing the words labour migrants.
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6. Doing the dishes was never fun abroad! : Experiences of migrant dishwashers in tourism and hospitality sector
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turismAbstract : This thesis is at the intersection of migration and labour in tourism and the hospitality sector. Empirically, this study explores the experiences of well-trained migrant dishwashing employees (DE) in restaurants in Copenhagen, Denmark and aims to understand their motivation for migration. READ MORE
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7. Perceived discrimination in the labour market : The cost of being called Mohammed
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : International migration has increased steadily over the past decades and the integration of migrants into the labour market has become a challenge for many countries. Previous literature has found that immigrants, especially non-European immigrants, are disadvantaged in the labour market and that the degree of this disadvantage varies between applying for a job and being called for an interview. READ MORE
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8. The Problematisation of Work-Life Balance within the EU, Austria, and Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : In this Master’s thesis it is asked how work-life balance is problematised within the EU, Austria, and Sweden, aiming to understand how certain representations of the work-life balance problem might contribute to the stagnation or progress of tackling gender equality matters. The research question is answered through the analysis of an EU Directive as well as Austrian and Swedish policies and debates applying a post-structural feminist perspective and the What’s the problem represented to be? approach. READ MORE
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9. For The Benefit of All? – A WPR analysis of the International Organization for Migration’s discourses on ‘climate migration’
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This thesis examines the discourses produced by the International Organization for Migration in relation to the phenomenon of ‘climate migration’ in order to identify the main problematization and subsequent implications. Using Carol Bacchi’s approach entitled “What’s the problem represented to be?” and conducting a qualitative policy analysis of 13 documents written by the IOM between 2007-2022, the thesis answers the following questions: i) How does the IOM problematize ‘climate migration’ within its knowledge products? ii) How are the ‘climate migrants’ represented? iii) What are the implications of such problematizations? The analysis reveals that ‘climate migration’ is linked to one’s vulnerability to cope with climate change and is seen as an appropriate adaptation strategy. READ MORE
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10. Stuck in Times of COVID-19 : Representation of Migrants in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis examines the representation of temporary migrants in the OCVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. The aim of the study is to understand how the pandemic effected this early decision making by the New Zealand Parliament in correlation with migration, more specific, the temporary migrants who are stuck within New Zealands borders. READ MORE
