Implications of labour migration on the european labour market - labour law aspects
During the 21st century, migrations have become increasing-ly intense, since they are often planned with a specific goal and could cause major social changes. Unfortunately, since there is no definition of the term ‘migrant’, countries face a particular challenge in protecting migrant worke...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Social Science, Belgrade
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Stanovništvo |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-982X/2023/0038-982X2301091U.pdf |
| Summary: | During the 21st century, migrations have become increasing-ly intense, since
they are often planned with a specific goal and could cause major social
changes. Unfortunately, since there is no definition of the term ‘migrant’,
countries face a particular challenge in protecting migrant workers’ right
to work. The International Labour Organization, the Council of Europe, and
the European Union have made significant contributions to establishing and
developing the migrant worker protection system. At the national level,
governments and trade unions contribute to migrant workers’ protection by
adopting laws to control migrations. However, with many social, political,
and economic factors at play, countries can’t always control immigration
within their own territory. The author’s hypothesis is that the position of
migrant workers depends significantly on the host country’s im-migration and
labour policies. The paper concludes that the application of general
provisions prescribed at the international level cannot and does not fully
protect the rights of migrant workers. Given this, it is not surprising that
certain countries and trade unions have begun to protect their interests by
adopting legal regulations to manage mi-gration within their territory. The
paper identifies the fear that labour migration will negatively affect trade
unions’ image in those countries where trade unions are weak and disjointed,
without real power to influence decision-makers. Finally, when analysing the
position of migrant workers in the Republic of Serbia, the author points
that the motives for labour force emigration from Serbia are extremely
strong, so even if certain changes were to be made to labour con-ditions,
there would be no reduction in emigration. This is because workers’ motives
for emigration go beyond mere dissatisfaction with labour conditions, but
are rather linked to their general dissatisfaction with the quality of life
in Serbia |
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| ISSN: | 0038-982X 2217-3986 |