Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers' Integration in European Labour Markets : : A Comparative Approach on Legal Barriers and Enablers.

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Series
• Author: Federico, Veronica.
• TeilnehmendeR: Baglioni, Simone.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)

Table of Contents

Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers' Integration in European Labour Markets -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Europe's Legal Peripheries: Migration, Asylum and the European Labour Market -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Our Contexts -- 1.2 Integration into the Labour Markets? -- 1.2.1 Accessing the Labour Market -- 1.2.2 Working as Nationals Do -- 1.3 More Barriers than Enablers? Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Between Numbers and Political Drivers: What Matters in Policy-Making -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Legislative and Policy Measures on Migration and Integration Issues -- 2.2.1 Immigration Policies: Narrowing the Access and Limiting Legal Rights -- 2.2.2 Labour Market Integration Policies: More Barriers Than Enablers -- 2.3 Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants: The Numbers -- 2.4 Citizens' Attitudes and Political Context -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Sources (Databases) -- Chapter 3: Tightening Asylum and Migration Law and Narrowing the Access to European Countries: A Comparative Discussion -- 3.1 Detecting Patterns of Convergence on Immigration Policies Across EU Member States -- 3.2 Gathering the Interplay Among Narratives on Migration and Asylum and the Restrictive Turn of Policies and Legislations -- 3.2.1 Questioning the Authenticity of Asylum Claims -- 3.2.2 The Criminalization of Migration and Humanitarian Assistance -- 3.2.3 Law as Communication: Normative Provisions Aiming to Create a 'Hostile Environment' -- 3.3 Preventing or Restraining Access to International Protection -- 3.3.1 The Hotspots Approach -- 3.3.2 The Proliferation of Asylum Procedures -- 3.4 Is Europe a Fortress or an Exclusive Club? Selecting Migration Legal Pathways -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- List of Legislations and Cases -- Chapter 4: Migrant Integration and the Role of the EU -- 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 A Look Back at the Drivers and Motivations for a Common EU Framework -- 4.3 The EU Legislative Framework -- 4.4 The EU's Integration Toolkit -- 4.5 Looking Ahead to the EU's Integration Policies -- References -- Chapter 5: "Enchanted with Europe": Family Migration and European Law on Labour-Market Integration -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Family Migration in the EU: Tendencies and Laws -- 5.2.1 'Dependent Migrants': Statistics and Basic Concepts -- 5.2.2 EU Family Reunification Policy: Directives 2003/86 and 2004/38 -- 5.3 Recognition of Professional Qualifications -- 5.3.1 The European Space but for Whom? -- 5.3.2 Professional Qualifications Directive and European Case-Law on Recognition -- 5.4 The 'Relationship of Dependency': A Loophole for a Fluid Status? -- 5.4.1 Looking at the Zambrano Case -- 5.4.2 Broken Relational Dependency -- 5.5 Case-Buffers: Law and Gender -- 5.5.1 The Contagious Attraction of European Citizenship -- 5.5.2 Thoughts on LMI, Marriage and Gender -- 5.5.3 Conclusive Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: Governing Through Rituals: Regulatory Ritualism in Czech Migration and Integration Policy -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Historical and Political Context -- 6.3 Migration Policy -- 6.4 Legislation Governing Migration -- 6.5 Labour Market Integration -- 6.6 Integration Policy and Barriers to Integration -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Accessing the Danish Labour Market: On the Coexistence of Legal Barriers and Enabling Factors -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Proliferation of Restrictive Measures -- 7.3 Legal Guarantees of Labour Rights -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Legal Issues Affecting Labour Market Integration of Migrants in Finland -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Finnish Legislation on Migration -- 8.3 Legislation on International Protection -- 8.4 Right to Stay, Residence Permits and Citizenship.

8.5 Permits to Work -- 8.6 Regulations Regarding Working in Finland -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Between Reception, Legal Stay and Integration in a Changing Migration Landscape in Greece -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Legislative Framework in the Fields of Migration and Asylum -- 9.2.1 Developments in the Legislative Framework of Migration -- 9.2.2 Migrants, Refugees and the EU-Turkey Statement -- 9.2.3 Developments in the Legislative Framework of Asylum -- 9.3 The Legislative Framework on the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees into the Greek Labour Market -- 9.3.1 Migration and the Labour Market in the Context of the Economic Recession -- 9.3.2 The National Legislation on Migrant Access to the Greek Labor Market -- 9.3.3 National Legislation for the Participation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Greek Labor Market -- 9.3.4 Further Involvement of NGOs in Issues Related to the Integration of Refugees and Asylum Seekers into the Labor Market -- 9.3.5 Anti-discrimination Legislation and Legal Instruments to Fight Informal Employment and the Exploitation of Workers -- 9.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: The Labour Market Needs Them, But We Don't Want Them to Stay for Good: The Conundrum of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers' Integration in Italy -- 10.1 Discussing Migration in a Challenging Economic and Political Landscape -- 10.2 Labour, Workers' Rights and the Constitution: The Basic Principles -- 10.3 Entering the Country and Becoming a Worker: A Difficult Path -- 10.4 Working to Integrate: Easy to Say, Hard to Do -- 10.5 They Should Work as Nationals Do, But This Is Not Always the Case -- 10.5.1 Anti-discrimination Measures -- 10.5.2 Contrasting Undeclared Work and Caporalato -- 10.5.3 Access to Welfare Benefits -- 10.6 Concluding Considerations -- References.

Chapter 11: 'Fortress' Switzerland? Challenges to Integrating Migrants, Refugees and Asylum-Seekers -- 11.1 Introduction: Setting the Scene -- 11.2 Constitutional, Regulatory and Policy Framework on Labour, Migration and Asylum -- 11.2.1 Constitutional Principles and Provisions -- 11.2.2 Legal and Policy Framework Governing the Labour Market Integration of MRAs -- 11.2.3 Integration as an Individual Duty and a Policy Priority -- 11.3 Contextualizing Immigration: Historical, Economic and Political Dimensions -- 11.3.1 Seven Phases and Major Evolutions -- 11.3.2 Politics Matters No Less Than Economics -- 11.4 Conclusion: 'Fortress' Switzerland? -- References -- Chapter 12: Regulating Fortress Britain: Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in the British Labour Market -- 12.1 Introduction: From a Multicultural Society to the Fortress Britain -- 12.2 Evolution and Main Stages of Migration and Asylum Law -- 12.2.1 Non-EU Arrivals -- 12.2.2 Asylum Seekers and Refugees Status -- 12.2.3 Refugees Under Relocation Schemes -- 12.3 Legislation Concerning Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Integration into Labour Market -- 12.3.1 Non-EU Arrivals -- 12.3.2 Asylum Seekers -- 12.3.3 Refugees -- 12.3.4 Constitutional Milestones Case-Law on MRA Access to Labour and Labour Markets -- 12.3.5 Anti-discriminatory Legislation -- 12.3.6 Anti-exploitation Legislation -- 12.4 Integration in the UK Labour Market: Institutional Challenges -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References.