Labour exploitation of Bulgarian migrants in Europe: coping mechanisms

• Authors: Velizarova Maria , Kirov Vassil

Title variants

PL

Wyzysk bułgarskich migrantów w Europie: mechanizmy radzenia sobie

Abstracts

PL

Wyzysk pracowników i jego najbardziej wyraziste formy, jakimi są praca przymusowa czy przemyt ludzi, nie są zjawiskami nowymi. Są one obecne w całej Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej, w tym w szczególności w Bułgarii. Artykuł analizuje mechanizmy wykorzystywane przez emigrantów w celu poradzenia sobie z takiego typu wyzwaniami na rynku pracy. Analiza opiera się na wywiadach jakościowych z niskowykwalifikowanymi emigrantami z Bułgarii w krajach UE. Silne sieci społeczne wykorzystywane w czasie pierwszych działań migracyjnych uznane zostają za mechanizm, który ogranicza ryzyko wyzysku.

EN

Labour exploitation and its extreme forms, such as forced labour and trafficking of human beings, are not new phenomena. They are also present throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Bulgaria in particular. This article explores the mechanisms used by workers to overcome these challenges on the labour market. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews with low-skilled Bulgarian migrants in EU countries. Strong social networks used during the first migration action are considered as a mechanism which mitigates the risks of exploitation.

Keywords

PL

wyzysk pracowników; praca prekaryjna; migracja; Bułgaria; narażenie na ryzyko; sieci społeczne

EN

labour exploitation; precarious work; migration; Bulgaria; vulnerability; social networks

• Publisher: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Stowarzyszenie
• Journal: Przegląd Socjologiczny
• Year: 2018
• Volume: LXVII (67)
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 63-84

Contributors

author

Velizarova Maria

• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

author

Kirov Vassil

• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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