A new labour market segmentation approach for analysing inequalities

Grimshaw, Damian; Fagan, Colette; Hebson, Gail; Távora, Isabel

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“…Therefore, in the context of a sexually segregated labour market, immigrant working women face both ethnic occupational segregation and horizontal and vertical gendered discrimination that places them in undervalued jobs that are closely related to social care. Ethnic and sexual divisions of labour confine immigrant women in a closed and rigid position in the secondary labour market, without possibilities for promotion and with a 'sticky floor' (Torns, 1999;Parella, 2003) that hinders their professional development (Grimshaw et al, 2017). In this context, the structure of the labour market seems to make social capital a slightly weaker resource for women immigrants.…”

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“…This approach, by contrast, highlights the role of the structure of labour demand instead. It considers that inequalities are fostered mainly through both formally and informally institutionalized policies and practices in labour markets and workplaces (Grimshaw et al, 2017). Labour market stratification theory also believes that, as a result, the labour market is divided into different segments with different structures and characteristics.…”

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“…On the one hand, a primary segment with high levels of security and stability, possibilities for promotion and prestigious jobs. On the other hand, a secondary segment with low wages, job instability, bad working conditions and a lack of career prospects (Piore, 1975;Grimshaw et al, 2017).…”

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Social capital, human capital and ethnic occupational niches: an analysis of ethnic and gender inequalities in the Spanish labour market

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This article analyses the role of different types of social capital in the integration of immigrants into the labour market of Catalonia (Spain), according to the geographical distribution and ethnic characteristics of immigrants' contacts. It aims to test the role of social networks, human capital and the ethno-stratification of the labour market in immigrants' labour market performance; and to contribute to understanding the often overlooked but complex interactions between these factors and gender inequalities. Results show that transnational ties constitute a weak resource in obtaining job benefits, that labourintensive ethnic occupational niches confine immigrants to low-skilled positions to a great extent and that, even controlling for human capital and industrial sectors, having supportive links with native-born Spaniards has a positive effect on migrants' occupational status. Finally, gendered differences are also evident in respect of returns on social capital, indicating that the sexually segregated occupational structure of the Spanish labour market makes social capital a weaker resource for women immigrants.

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“…This suggests that while employers are the main actors in shaping employment outcomes, the demand for labour is not independent of the available supply of labour. In other words, the number and quality of jobs to be filled is not fixed but often dependent upon the particular type of workers that employers can recruit (Grimshaw et al, 2017). In that regard, a new pool of flexible and accessible labour can provide an opportunity for employers to pursue a 'low road' strategy in some parts of the labour market (MacKenzie and Forde, 2009).…”

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‘Good’ Bad Jobs? The Evolution of Migrant Low-Wage Employment in Germany (1985–2015)

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The article examines the evolution of migrant low-wage employment in the context of structural changes in the German labour market. By drawing on data from the Socio-Economic-Panel, it seeks to answer why low-wage jobs disproportionally rose among migrants since the late 1980s. It argues that while human capital characteristics mattered to some extent, institutional and organisational changes were more important to account for worsening earnings. When linking the findings to the broader debate about migration and labour market segmentation, several issues emerge. First, the extent of low-wage jobs is not fixed but shaped by historically specific segmentation patterns that may change over time. Second, whether less-skilled jobs are precarious and of low pay depend above all on the presence of inclusive labour market institutions and power relations between actors. Third, the growth of low-wage jobs cannot be considered independent of the available labour supply, including a rise in cross-border mobility.

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“…Segmentationstheoretische Ansätze haben die zentrale Rolle von Firmen für die Strukturierung von Arbeitsmarktprozessen hervorgehoben, ohne zu vernachlässigen, dass die Nachfrageseite nicht losgelöst von einem sich verändernden Angebot an Arbeitskräften betrachtet werden kann (Grimshaw et al 2017;Rubery 2007). Diese Beobachtung trifft nicht nur auf nationale Arbeitsmärkte zu, sondern auch auf einen transnationalen Mobilitätsraum wie dem der EU, wo der Arbeitsmarktzugang nicht mehr nationalstaatlich reguliert ist.…”

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Posted Workers in Österreich: Grenzüberschreitende Entsendearbeit im Spannungsfeld von offenen Märkten und (supra-)nationaler Regulierung

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Zusammenfassung Seit der Arbeitsmarktöffnung 2011 ist nicht nur ein starker Anstieg von individueller Arbeitsmigration nach Österreich zu verzeichnen, sondern auch von arbeitgebergesteuerter Dienstleistungsmobilität. Dieser Artikel untersucht die Entwicklung und die Regulierung von grenzüberschreitender Entsendearbeit am Beispiel der Bauwirtschaft. Ein Anstieg von Entsendungen hat nicht nur eine Nachfrage nach "flexiblen" Arbeitskräften bedient, sondern war auch von Sorgen um einen Unterbietungswettbewerb begleitet. Mit dem Lohn-und Sozialdumping-Bekämpfungsgesetz wurde ein relativ umfassendes Regulierungsregime etabliert, welches neue Möglichkeiten zur Durchsetzung von Arbeitsstandards geschaffen hat. Die empirischen Befunde dieses Artikels legen allerdings nahe, dass dieses Regime in einem transnationalen Mobilitätsraum, der von erheblichen Ungleichheiten geprägt ist, an seine nationalen Grenzen stößt. In dieser Hinsicht stehen die Erfahrungen von Österreich stellvertretend für die Herausforderungen, mit denen vor allem kontinentaleuropäische Wohlfahrtsstaaten in der erweiterten EU konfrontiert sind, in der die soziale und institutionelle Vielfalt zugenommen hat.

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A new labour market segmentation approach for analysing inequalities

Cited by 65 publications

References 48 publications

Social capital, human capital and ethnic occupational niches: an analysis of ethnic and gender inequalities in the Spanish labour market

Social capital, human capital and ethnic occupational niches: an analysis of ethnic and gender inequalities in the Spanish labour market

‘Good’ Bad Jobs? The Evolution of Migrant Low-Wage Employment in Germany (1985–2015)

Posted Workers in Österreich: Grenzüberschreitende Entsendearbeit im Spannungsfeld von offenen Märkten und (supra-)nationaler Regulierung

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