A guest for a day? An analysis of Uzbek ‘language migration’ into the Japanese educational and labour markets

Dadabaev, Timur; Sonoda, Shigeto; Soipov, Jasur

doi:10.1080/02634937.2021.1942788

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“…However, not knowing the Romanian language, migrants are often confined to call-center jobs, as reported by participants in the oral history interviews, thus making them a vulnerable workforce, who, unable to find employment in other sectors of the economy, particularly on the primary labor market, is willing to lower the standards and to accept the offers from call centers, especially since these are ready to take over the administrative-legal formalities necessary for the employment of a third-country national. The aspect of destination language skills, and their impact upon employment has been extensively studied in scientific research (see Chang 2021;Dadabaev et al 2021;Jentjens 2021).…”

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Perceptions of third country migrants about secondary labor market concentration. A case of call center jobs in Romania

Roşca¹

2022

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This article sets to investigate the perceptions of migrants about call center labor in Romania. Narrative evidence was gathered from six oral history interviews conducted between June 2021 and January 2022 with third country nationals who lived in Romania. All of them had call[1]center labor experiences in this country. Narrative research is employed in order to analyze and interpret the lived experiences recalled by the migrants. Results show that the lack of destination language skills, of sufficient professional experience, and the unrecognition of home society qualifications are among the most encountered ideas which migrants believe restrict their access onto the primary labor market, and force them into the secondary market. Deskilling is also common among migrants, who accept secondary labor market jobs, below their qualifications, because of migrant-related status reasons that impede their access onto the primary labor market. Nonetheless, high attrition rates specific to call-center businesses can be regarded as an advantage for migrants, allowing them ease of access and exit onto and from the secondary labor market. Keywords: dual labor market; secondary labor market; migration; call centers; social stratification. ●●●●● Acest articol își propune să investigheze percepțiile migranților despre munca în centrele de contact din România. Dovezi narative sunt adunate din șase interviuri de istorie orală efectuate între iunie 2021 și ianuarie 2022 cu resortisanți ai țărilor terțe care locuiesc în România și care au avut experiențe de muncă în centre de apel din această țară. Cercetarea narativă este folosită pentru analiza și interpretarea experiențelor trăite de migranți. Rezultatele arată că lipsa cunoștințelor limbii române, a experienței profesionale suficiente și nerecunoașterea calificărilor din țara de origine sunt printre factorii despre care migranții consideră că le restrâng cel mai mult accesul pe piața primară a muncii și îi împing înspre piața secundară. Decalificarea este, de asemenea, obișnuită în rândul migranților, care acceptă locuri de muncă sub nivelul lor de calificare, pe piața secundară a muncii, din motive legate de statut. Cu toate acestea, desele schimbări de personal din centrele de apeluri pot fi privite ca un avantaj pentru migranți, permițându-le un acces ușor pe piața secundară, dar și o ieșire la fel de ușoară. Cuvinte-cheie: piața duală a muncii; piața secundară a muncii; migrație; centre de apel; stratificare socială.

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Perceptions of third country migrants about secondary labor market concentration. A case of call center jobs in Romania

Roşca¹

2022

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Migration, Identity and ‘Sojourning’ in the Life of Uzbeks in Japan

Dadabaev

Akhmedova

2022

The Grass Is Always Greener?

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English in the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility

Kurusu,

Oda,

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In this article, we discuss the significance of English in the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility, using Kachru’s (1985) Three Circles Model of World English. As education is one of the major forms of migration (Liu-Farrer, 2022; Borlongan, 2023) in the so-called ‘age of migration’ (cf. de Haas, Castles, & Miller, 2020), more and more students are motivated to study abroad to complete their tertiary education. First, we discuss motivating factors both for the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility. Second, we point out how English has been playing a very central role in the internationalization of higher education institutions and international student mobility (Philipson, 2010; Jenkins, 2017) among these factors. Then, we present the dynamics of international student mobility by looking at their global flow, English-medium programs, and English language proficiency requirements. While Inner Circle countries are still the most attractive destinations for most international students, Expanding Circle countries, where English is not an institutionalized medium of instruction in higher education, also value English by expanding English-medium degree programs and requiring English proficiency test scores to admission. Finally, we end the article by reiterating the dominance and utility of English in the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility and its stable position as the language of educational migration.

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A guest for a day? An analysis of Uzbek ‘language migration’ into the Japanese educational and labour markets

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Perceptions of third country migrants about secondary labor market concentration. A case of call center jobs in Romania

Perceptions of third country migrants about secondary labor market concentration. A case of call center jobs in Romania

Migration, Identity and ‘Sojourning’ in the Life of Uzbeks in Japan

English in the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility

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