Immigration and the Labour Market in Australia

Bertone, Santina

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“…The research confirms others' findings that NESB skilled migrants experience problems with their transfer of skills, leading to poor employment outcomes (Bertone, ; Booth et al, ; Liversage, ; Misko, ). This contradicts community expectations — and the expectations of migrants themselves — that Australia's current immigration policy, with its emphasis on addressing skill shortages in the labour market, will result in positive employment outcomes for all skilled migrants (Almeida & Bertone, ).…”

Section: Social Division Of Ethnicitysupporting

confidence: 88%

“…teachers, civil engineers and accountants) experience a change in occupation after arrival. The results of this study mirror previously well‐documented barriers including language, recognition of skills and qualifications, and lack of local job experience and familiarity with the labour market (Alcorso & Ho ; Bertone, ; Birrell & Rapson, ; Chiswick et al ., ; Colic‐Peisker & Tilbury, ; Groutsis, ; Vasta, ). Published studies suggest that the process of transferring migrants' experience, qualifications and skills into the Australian labour market is problematic (Castles et al, ; Ho, ; Hugo ; Wooden, ) resulting in poor employment outcomes for migrants (Almeida et al ., ; Booth et al, ; Chiswick et al .…”

Section: Social Division Of Ethnicitysupporting

confidence: 85%

I'm not happy … I lost my job and I, I'm from civil engineering [and have moved] to childcare. I'm not happy … I lost all my [design] skills.…”

Section: Social Division Of Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nimala, a paralegal, looked for work at a local supermarket, while Rani, a primary school teacher, became a housekeeper at a city hotel. Compromises like these have implications for women's mental health, stress levels and self-belief (Bertone 2009;Boyle et al, 2009) In addition, a number of women reported that they had found it difficult to secure childcare due to financial constraints. It therefore appears that socially constructed societal factors interact, becoming problematic for skilled migrant women (Andersen, 2005;Grasswick, 2006;Kofman, 2005;Smith, 2004) as well as for men in relation to decision making around employment and family care.…”

Section: Social Category Of Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia

Ressia¹,

Strachan²,

Bailey³

2017

Gender, Work & Organization

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This paper explores the complexities surrounding the lived experiences of skilled migrant women and men from non‐English speaking backgrounds (NESBs) who arrive in Australia and attempt to seek work. The paper will analyze the migrants' experiences using intersectionality theory as a framework. Drawing on Anthias's social relations framework, this research will contribute to the field by demonstrating how intersectionality theory can be operationalized to understand the complex lived experiences of disadvantaged groups. The research will reveal how being a new migrant in Australia, unfamiliar with local job search processes, complicates jobseeking. The paper will show how gender and family roles impact this process, especially when young families are involved. Both genders suffer downward occupational mobility, with men seeking any type of work to get by, and women gravitating towards insecure forms of employment, or exiting the labour force, in order to manage the family unit.

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Section: Social Division Of Ethnicitysupporting

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Section: Social Division Of Ethnicitysupporting

confidence: 85%

I'm not happy … I lost my job and I, I'm from civil engineering [and have moved] to childcare. I'm not happy … I lost all my [design] skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia

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Strachan²,

Bailey³

2017

Gender, Work & Organization

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“…While these programs are achieving migrant intake levels to support the economic objectives of the receiving countries, and counteract declining birthrates and ageing populations (Phan et al. ), it appears that employment outcomes for skilled migrants are unsatisfactory (Birrell and Healy ; Rynderman and Flynn ) – migrants are not finding good employment outcomes post‐migration (Bertone ; Ho and Alcorso ; Misko ); that are equal in occupational standing to the job held in their home country. However, we know little about the job search processes skilled independent migrants and their partners undertake once arrived, or how they adapt to their new home country.…”

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Going up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia

Ressia

Strachan

Bailey

2016

Asia Pac J Human Res

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Skilled migration programs are now widespread among western settler societies, but little is known about the recent outcomes of skilled migrants. Using a feminist framework and qualitative interviews of 22 migrants, this article sheds light on the job-seeking experiences of professional skilled migrants in Australia, who are from non-English speaking backgrounds. The article reveals that many are unable to find commensurate employment post-arrival. They experience downward occupational mobility; that is they find jobs that are lower in skill level compared to the job held premigration. The range of job-seeking strategies is examined to determine whether migrants can improve occupational outcomes, revealing differences between the mobility of women and men. Job-seeking for women is more complex due to the gendering effects of family responsibility, making their job search more difficult. The research further highlights the underutilisation of human capital, which is in need of addressing for skilled migrants, and the wider economy.Key points 1 Migrants expect that migration will lead to better employment outcomes and increased economic opportunity. 2 Migrant women and men have different experiences of job-seeking post-migration. 3 The mobility trajectories for women are more difficult due to gendering effects. 4 This study reveals the underutilisation of human capital in the Australian labour market. 5 The research presents issues for consideration by government, organisations and migrant support networks around immigration policy and the outcomes of independent skilled migrants.

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Revitalized or Disorganized? Unpacking the Immigration-Crime Link in a Multiethnic Setting

Sydes

2017

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Objective: To date, much of what we know about the immigration–crime link is based on the United States setting. Yet, contextual features unique to the United States may produce distinct outcomes for immigration and crime that do not hold elsewhere. This study therefore tests the applicability of ecological frameworks largely derived from the United States experience (such as the immigration revitalization thesis) in a country with a greater mixture of ethnic groups and where immigration policy is focused on recruiting skilled immigrants. Methods: Utilizing an innovative hybrid modeling approach, this article draws on three waves of census data and nine years of official recorded crime incident data to examine the effect of immigration on violent crime across 882 neighborhoods located in two Australian cities. Results: The results offer little evidence that neighborhoods with a greater concentration of immigrants have more crime or that increases in the immigrant population over time are associated with increased violence. Diversity however appears to have a more problematic effect on violent crime in both cities. Conclusions: While these findings are relatively consistent with previous research in the United States, whether this similarity is due to a process of revitalization requires further investigation.

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Immigration and the Labour Market in Australia

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Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia

Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia

Going up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia

Revitalized or Disorganized? Unpacking the Immigration-Crime Link in a Multiethnic Setting

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