Labour market specific institutions and the working conditions of labour migrants:: The case of Polish migrant labour in the Danish labour market

Jens Arnholtz; Nana Wesley Hansen

doi:10.1177/0143831x12450055

Labour market specific institutions and the working conditions of labour migrants: The case of Polish migrant labour in the Danish labour market

Bidragets oversatte titel: Arbejdsmarkedsinstituioner og arbejdsmigranters løn og arbejdsvilkår: Polske arbejdsmigranter på det danske arbejdsmarked som case

Jens Arnholtz, Nana Wesley Hansen

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Abstract

Based on a respondent driven sampling survey with 500 Polish migrant workers in Denmark, this article argues that specific labour market institutions and sector differences need to be taken into account when explaining the working conditions of migrant workers. Comparing the working conditions of Polish and Danish workers, it is shown that labour market institutional arrangements provide a better explanation for the differences found between the two groups than differences in individual characteristics of the migrants and the Danish workforce. In addition, the article argues that factors such as institutionalized wage variability within sectors and the decentralized regulation of working conditions are important when assessing the potential implication of migrant workers in the labour market.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Arbejdsmarkedsinstituioner og arbejdsmigranters løn og arbejdsvilkår: Polske arbejdsmigranter på det danske arbejdsmarked som case
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Economic and Industrial Democracy
Vol/bind	34
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	1-22
Antal sider	22
ISSN	0143-831X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x12450055
Status	Udgivet - aug. 2013

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