Immigrant and Asylum Seekers Labour Market Integration upon Arrival: NowHereLand: A Biographical Perspective

This open-access book explores the initial labor market integration experiences of migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers, focusing on their diverse biographies and migration/asylum trajectories. It adopts a critical, qualitative approach, referencing the migrants' own voice and expertise in the policy and socio-economic context. The book concludes with critical insights into how labor market integration is experienced on the ground and what migrants do with labor market policies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 231 pages
Publication date: 20 November 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This open-access book delves into the initial labor market integration experiences of migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers, who are distinguished by diverse biographies and migration/asylum trajectories, through an inter-subjective lens. The book aims to amplify the voices of these individuals and shed light on their own experiences and interpretations of the labor market integration process during their initial years of immigration. While adopting a critical, qualitative approach, it strays away from purely ethnographic methods. Instead, the book draws upon the migrants' firsthand accounts and expertise to contextualize their experiences within the policy and socio-economic landscape they navigate.

Each chapter engages in a dialogue between the migrants' intersubjective experiences and the relevant policies, practices, and stakeholders, including local government, national services, civil society, and migrant organizations. The book concludes with insightful critical insights into how labor market integration manifests in real-world situations and on the actions taken by migrants in response to labor market policies rather than solely focusing on the policies themselves.

This comprehensive exploration offers valuable insights into the complexities and challenges faced by migrants as they navigate the labor market, shedding light on the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of these individuals within the broader context of immigration.

Weight: 385g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031140112
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023