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- Title
Labour Migrations to Resource-rich Countries: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants' Rights in Canada, Norway and the United Arab Emirates.
- Authors
Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan; Jakobsen, Jo; Reitz, Jeffrey; Al Awad, Mouawiya
- Abstract
This article compares migrants' rights and labour-migration policies of three resourcerich receiving countries located in the Persian Gulf, North America and Europe, respectively. The wealthy economies of Canada, Norway and the United Arab Emirates have emerged as some of the largest receivers of labour migrants. The comparative analysis herein focuses on distinctive characteristics of the different migration regimes and policies which regulate the rights of labour migrants. It is maintained that the countries we have explored could hardly be more different, and that the actual similarities with regard to migration policies are limited. Yet, we have still identified some surprising and unexpected converging trends. Specifically, these countries use some similar tools and exclusionary policies in order to restrict the legal status of certain categories of labour migrants, particularly low-skilled migrants.
- Subjects
UNITED Arab Emirates; LABOR; MIGRANT agricultural workers; CANADIAN economy; NORWEGIAN economy; ECONOMIC history
- Publication
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, 2017, Vol 24, Issue 2, p150
- ISSN
1385-4879
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/15718115-02402003