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Work Permits for Temporary Protection Beneficiaries: Precarious Practice Rejected but Why?

Maja Lysienia — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:30:41 +0000

Since the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, persons displaced from Ukraine have been granted generous rights, including the right to be employed. However, some Member States have imposed a work permit requirement on temporary protection beneficiaries, despite concerns that such measures contribute to increasing precarity among migrant workers. Requiring

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Migrant Women in Times of Crisis: Vulnerability and Agency Among Domestic Workers

Emma Gauttier — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:11:07 +0000

Due to a lack of professional recognition and an often precarious legal status, migrant domestic workers were especially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Many faced job losses and financial hardships almost overnight. Moreover, support measures were not adapted to their needs and reinforced the longstanding failure to acknowledge the work

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Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises

Claudine Burton-Jeangros — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:39:24 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic hit undocumented migrant workers, a population already living in precarious and particularly hard circumstances. Often overlooked and misunderstood, their lives remain largely invisible with limited data available to illustrate their struggles, especially in times of crisis. In Geneva, Switzerland, many grappled to cope with losing their jobs,

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Precarious Work in Switzerland: Experiences of Crises of a Hospitality Worker

Livia Tomás — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:30:34 +0000

Low wages, limited access to social protection and benefits, temporary or seasonal labor contracts, and employment through recruitment agencies or subcontractors are all defining characteristics of precarious work. The COVID-19 pandemic – marked by constant uncertainty and rapid change – has exacerbated precarious working conditions for many, especially for migrants.

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Implicit Racial Bias Affects Risk Preferences

Didier Ruedin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:30:06 +0000

Discrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test this, we ran an online experiment that transformed decision-making into a game-like experience to capture the behavior of ordinary people. What we found striking was that people’s

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Mobile Resistance: The Rise of Digital Nomadism in COVID-19 China

Jinjin Zhang — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:29:17 +0000

In a world where state power is tightening its grip, how do we make sense of the desire for mobility? And what does digital nomadism look like in the Global South, especially in a country like China during the COVID-19 era? While the pandemic may feel like a thing of

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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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Lives on Hold: How Do Refugees From Ukraine See Their Future?

Fiona Mubi — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:20:49 +0000

What are the profiles and socio-economic conditions of refugees from Ukraine in Switzerland? What are their intentions regarding return? A survey by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in cooperation with the State Secretariat for Migration and Ipsos SA Switzerland, provides answers to these questions. UNHCR, the State Secretariat for Migration

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We Know a Lot About Ukrainian Refugees

Didier Ruedin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:30:52 +0000

Russia’s ‘22 invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions of Ukrainians seeking refuge abroad. While international efforts have tried to support the displaced, the scale of migration presents many challenges for host countries. In this context, many social scientists have sought to analyze the situation.

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Departure for the Promised Land? Unmet Expectations of Immigrants and Their Consequences

Andreas Genoni — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:03:24 +0000

The future looked bright when Jennifer moved to Switzerland for her new job over a year ago. And yet, here she was, sitting at the kitchen table, frustrated by the events of the past week, not getting the promotion she was promised, and no one turning up for her birthday

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