Legal Issues Affecting Labour Market Integration of Migrants in Finland
Bontenbal, I., & Lillie, N. (2021). Legal Issues Affecting Labour Market Integration of Migrants in Finland. In V. Federico, & S. Baglioni (Eds.), Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Integration in European Labour Markets : A Comparative Approach on Legal Barriers and Enablers (pp. 149-171). Springer. IMISCOE Research Series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67284-3_8
Published in
IMISCOE Research SeriesDate
2021Copyright
© 2021 the Authors
Finland has only relatively recently become a country of immigration, and as a result most immigration and integration policy legislation is also relatively recent. Since the 1990s, the number of migrants to Finland has increased steadily, motivating the adoption of various policy measures to regulate migration and support integration. From the perspective of migrant labour market integration, the two most important legislative acts are the Aliens Act (FINLEX 301/2004) and the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (FINLEX 1386/2010), which lay out basic labour market integration supports for migrants, and determine who can work in Finland and on which grounds. Finland’s comprehensive residence-based welfare state policies and collective bargaining based labour regulation also shape labour market outcomes for migrants. Immigrants working in Finland are subject to the same labour regulations as native Finnish citizens. There are different justifications for labour market access for different groups of immigrants, depending on from which country they come, and what kind of work they are doing. The chapter will go over the principle legislation regulating migration and migrants working in Finland. Also, the legislative basis for applying for asylum is discussed.
...
Publisher
SpringerParent publication ISBN
978-3-030-67283-6Is part of publication
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Integration in European Labour Markets : A Comparative Approach on Legal Barriers and EnablersISSN Search the Publication Forum
2364-4087Keywords
Publication in research information system
https://converis.jyu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68006308
Metadata
Show full item recordCollections
Related funder(s)
European CommissionFunding program(s)
RIA Research and Innovation Action, H2020
The content of the publication reflects only the author’s view. The funder is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
License
Related items
Showing items with similar title or keywords.
-
Integration and hegemonic relationship of labour market inequality : an investigation of immigrants/policy officials perceptions on immigrant's labour inclusion in Jyvaskyla-Finland
Njikang, Kennedy Ebang (2017)The aim of the research was to investigate the perceptions of immigrants (students, refugees and others) and public officials, on the value of Finnish economic integration within the broader context of immigrant-host labour ... -
Resistance Is Useless! (And So Are Resilience and Reworking) : Migrants in the Finnish Labour Market
Ndomo, Quivine; Lillie, Nathan (Springer, 2023)In Finland, integration is discussed in terms of labour market success. Finding work tends to occur in the ‘secondary’ labour market as migrants have difficulty accessing the more secure jobs of the ‘primary’ labour market. ... -
21st century migration and work : a case study on international migrant integration in the Finnish labor market
Stewart, John (2020)This paper provides a deeper understanding of the integration process of international migrants in the Finnish labor market and its future labor market implications. A historical overview of immigration to Finland and the ... -
Barriers and avenues to labour market integration of Nepalese immigrants with international degree qualifications from Finnish higher education institutions in Finland
Kandangwa, Saroj (2022)The research explores the obstacles confronted by the Nepalese immigrants with international degree qualifications from Finnish higher education institutions into the Finnish labour market and ways to overcome the obstacles ... -
Migrants’ economic integration : problematising economic citizenship
Lillie, Nathan; Ndomo, Quivine (Edward Elgar, 2021)Labour market policies to include migrants in their host societies through strategic integration activities usually relate host country belonging to labour market success, commodifying citizenship. Labour market success, ...