Documenting discrimination against migrant workers in the labour market : a comparative study of four European countries / edited by Roger Zegers de Beijl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Zegers de Beijl, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migrant labor--Europe--Case studies.

Migrant labor.

Discrimination in employment--Europe--Case studies.

Discrimination in employment.

Migrant labor--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study offers a methodology for documenting the occurrence of unlawful discrimination and proposes concrete measures for tackling migrant discrimination in the future. The book analyzes the findings of four countries, showing the various factors by which discrimination differed.

Contents:

""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Recent migration trends in Europe""; ""Migrants and the labour markets of western Europe""; ""Table I.1 Foreign resident population in western Europe, 1950�1990""; ""Why discrimination is a problem""; ""The ILO research project""; ""Organization of the study""; ""A note on terminology""; ""A note on gender""; ""Notes""; ""1 THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY""; ""Situation testing and other methods of measuring discrimination""; ""Strengths and limitations of situation testing in comparison with other methods""; ""Previous situation testing research""

""The ILO project: the need for international, comparative research""""Potential research variables""; ""Selecting research variables""; ""General description of the technique""; ""Selection and preparation of the testers""; ""The tests""; ""Figure 1.1 Stages in the application procedure""; ""A note on ethical considerations""; ""Notes""; ""2 THE OCCURRENCE OF DISCRIMINATION IN BELGIUM""; ""Immigration and the socio-economic position of migrant and ethnic minority groups""; ""Description of the testing procedure""; ""Presentation of the situation test findings""

""Table 2.1 Results of situation tests in Belgium by region""""Table 2.2 Results of Belgian situation tests: treatment that is apparently equal but in reality different""; ""Table 2.3 Results of Belgian situation tests by economic sector (stages 1,2 & 3 combined)""; ""Table 2.4 Results of Belgian situation tests by type of occupation""; ""Table 2.5 Results of Belgian situation tests by type of contact""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""3 THE OCCURRENCE OF DISCRIMINATION IN GERMANY""; ""A net immigration country of long standing""; ""Description of the testing procedure""

""Presentation of the situation test findings""""Table 3.1 Results of situation tests in Germany""; ""Table 3.2 Results of German situation tests by economic sector""; ""Table 3.3 Results of German situation tests by type of occupation""; ""Table 3.4 Results of German situation tests by size of establishment""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""4 THE OCCURRENCE OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE NETHERLANDS""; ""From a de facto to a de jure net immigration country""; ""Description of the testing procedure""; ""Presentation of the situation test findings""

""Table 4.1 Results of situation tests in the Netherlands""""Table 4.2 Results of Dutch situation tests: Treatment that is apparently equal but in reality different""; ""Table 4.3 Results of Dutch situation tests by economic sector""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""5 THE OCCURRENCE OF DISCRIMINATION IN SPAIN ""; ""A new migrant-receiving country""; ""Description of the testing procedure""; ""Presentation of the situation test findings""; ""Table 5.1 Results of situation tests in Spain by region""

""Table 5.2 Results of Spanish situation tests: Treatment that is apparently equal but in reality different""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113).

ISBN:

1-280-02820-3

OCLC:

70769048