Metropolitan Labour Markets, Peripheral Labour Markets and Socio‐economic Outcomes among Immigrants to Israel

Semyonov, Moshe; Lewin‐Epstein, Noah; Yom-Tov, Anat

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“…Research in New Zealand and the United States suggests that it is not unusual for native-born populations to have lower labor force participation rates than do immigrants (Winkelmann, 2000;Jasso and Rosenzweig, 1990). The higher employment rates among recent immigrants in South Africa are exceptional; a significant amount of literature suggests that recent immigrants tend to have lower employment rates than native groups in immigrant societies such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and Israel (Meisenheimer, 1992;Jasso and Rosenzweig, 1990;Bailey, 1987;Chiswick and Miller, 1988;Evans and Kelly, 1991;Semyonov et al, 2001).…”

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How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

Zuberi

Sibanda

2004

International Migration Review

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South African policies have historically emphasized employment as the reason for immigration. In post‐apartheid South Africa, stories about how “immigrants take away our jobs” abound in the mass media, yet few empirical studies have been undertaken to examine the validity of this claim. This study looks at the relationship between migration status, nativity and labor force outcomes in the post‐apartheid labor market. Our results suggest that migrants are more likely to participate in the labor force and to be gainfully employed than the indigenous population. Foreign migrants enjoy the highest labor force participation rates and employment rates in South Africa. South African‐born internal migrants also have significantly higher labor force outcomes than do nonmigrants.

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Section: Labor Force Participation Employment and Schooling Distributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

Zuberi

Sibanda

2004

International Migration Review

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Making a living at the interface of legality and illegality: Chinese migrant workers in Israel¹

2012

International Migration

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Since the late 1990s, Israel has become a new destination for Chinese migrant workers. In the view of many studies conducted in Israel, the Chinese migrant workers are often a neglected and almost invisible group. The purpose of this paper is to explore the initiation of this migration trend and its social consequences. The major discussion of this study focuses on how the whole process of migration is carried out at the interface between legality and illegality. Research in the sending area suggests that the urgent need for manual labour in Israel provides possibilities to attract both documented and undocumented migrant workers and therefore turns labour transportation into a profitable business. Although no one agrees that undocumented working activities should continue, all of the factors interact and result in a permissive situation allowing this particular combination of the illegal but licit to persist in transnational labour migration. More than anything else, this micro-level study attempts to find the true story from the individual voices of local people.

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The Economic Integration of Latin Americans in Israel

Raijman¹,

Ophir²

2014

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In this paper we compare the economic integration of Latin American immigrants arriving in Israel under the provisions of the Law of Return with selected benchmark groups: Jewish native-born, immigrants from Europe, Ethiopia, Asia and Africa, the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and English-speaking countries. Our analysis is based on data of the Labor Force Survey 2011 collected by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Our findings suggest that Latin American immigrants enjoy a relatively advantageous position in the Israeli labor market. They are located in the middle of the ethnic hierarchy and have attained socioeconomic occupational positions of similar status to that of the Israeli native-born, higher than that of immigrants from the FSU, Ethiopia, and Asia and Africa, but relatively lower than that of immigrants from Europe and ESCs (North America, Australia and South Africa). Our analysis also reveals marked gender gaps. Latino women, like all other working women, seem to suffer from structural disadvantages in the Israeli labor market deriving from their concentration in female-dominated occupations, especially in the social services sector. In the conclusion we discuss the findings in light of existing theories. Dans cet article, nous comparons l’intégration des immigrants latino-américains qui sont arrivés en Israël en vertu de la Loi du Retour en utilisant plusieurs groupes de référence : les Juifs natifs, les immigrants de l’Europe, d’Éthiopie, de l’Asie, de l’Afrique, de l’ancienne Union Soviétique et des pays anglophones. Notre analyse est basée sur des données de l’Enquête sur la main-d’œuvre de 2011, réalisée par l’Office central des statistiques d’Israël. Les résultats montrent que les immigrants latino-américains occupent une position relativement avantagée dans le marché du travail. Ils se trouvent au milieu de la hiérarchie ethnique et ils ont atteint des niveaux socioéconomiques et professionnels de statut similaire à celui des Israéliens natifs, plus élevé que celui des immigrants d’Éthiopie, de l’Asie, de l’Afrique et de l’ancienne Union Soviétique, mais relativement plus faible que celui des immigrants de l’Europe et des pays anglophones (Afrique du Sud, Australie, Canada et États-Unis). Notre étude révèle également des différences marquées sur le plan du genre. Les femmes d’origine latino-américaine, comme d’autres femmes immigrantes, semblent subir les effets d’un désavantage structurel dans le marché du travail israélien, notamment en raison de leur concentration dans des secteurs d’occupation à prédominance féminine (particulièrement les services sociaux). En conclusion, les résultats sont interprétés à la lumière de considérations théoriques.

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Metropolitan Labour Markets, Peripheral Labour Markets and Socio‐economic Outcomes among Immigrants to Israel

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

Making a living at the interface of legality and illegality: Chinese migrant workers in Israel¹

The Economic Integration of Latin Americans in Israel

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Metropolitan Labour Markets, Peripheral Labour Markets and Socio‐economic Outcomes among Immigrants to Israel

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

How Do Migrants Fare in a Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market?

Making a living at the interface of legality and illegality: Chinese migrant workers in Israel1

The Economic Integration of Latin Americans in Israel

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Making a living at the interface of legality and illegality: Chinese migrant workers in Israel¹