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Between Market Power and Labor Rights

Kristina Schüpbach — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:03:55 +0000

Switzerland’s seasonal worker statute – abolished in 2002, tied residence permits to employers. According to theory, such regulation gives employers greater bargaining power in wage-setting and could lower wages. Strengthening immigrants’ social and economic rights through the Agreement on the Free Movement of People (AFMP) may have helped reduce the

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Different Ways of Involvement: Migrants’ Political Participation

Metka Hercog — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:30:54 +0000

Immigration to Switzerland is highly selective and predominantly temporary. This has implications for migrants’ engagement and social inclusion. Residing on a short-term basis affects migrants’ relationship with the environment they live in. Then again, new residents are better educated than ever, which has implications for their ability to act. There

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High-Skilled but Unemployed: The Absence of Expat Wives from the Labor Market

Kate Kirk — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:00:39 +0000

“Knowledge migration” in the Netherlands is a largely male affair. This is especially true for Indian who make up the largest group of “high-skilled” migrants to the country. Under Dutch Law, the partners of knowledge migrants are given a work permit but many of the Indian “expat wives” are unemployed.

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Mobility versus Caring Skills? The Recruitment of Care Workers for the Elderly

Huey Shy Chau — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:00:39 +0000

A new market for home care has emerged in Switzerland, fostered by the free movement of workers. Private care agencies recruit women from lower-wage countries and place them in private households for elderly care. The women usually work for a few weeks or months at a time and commute between

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The Rocky Road of Refugees to German Universities

Stefanie Schröder — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:00:20 +0000

Access of migrants and refugees to German universities depends on the classification of their prior degrees and qualifications. The access routes into higher education for refugees are challenged by achieving language competencies and proving their ‘ability to study’. Many refugees who reached Germany in the last few years are already

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Student Initiatives Helping Refugees to Study at Swiss Universities

Aylin Laubscher — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:32:53 +0000

Up to ten percent of the refugees in Switzerland have a background in higher education. Facing many more obstacles than the average student, such as limited financial support and not verified diplomas, fugitives with academic background find it very hard, if not impossible, to continue their education at a Swiss

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