Who needs migrant workers?: labour shortages, immigration, and public policy

This book provides a framework for analysing labour immigration and public policy. It looks at the changing role of migrant workers and the demand for labour across six sectors: health, social care, hospitality, food production, construction, and financial services. INDICE: 1: Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson: Introduction; 2: Bridget Anderson and Martin Ruhs: Migrant workers: who needs them? A framework for the analysis of shortages, immigration, and public policy; Commentary by Ken Mayhew; 3: Vanna Aldin, Dan James and Jonathan Wadsworth: The changing shares of migrant labour in different sectors and occupation in the UK economy: An overview; 4: Stephen Bach: Achieving a self-sufficient workforce? The utilization of migrant labour in healthcare; Commentary by Robert Elliott; 5: Jo Moriarty: Competing with myths: migrant labour in social care; Commentary by Alessio Cangiano; 6: Rosemary Lucas and Steven Mansfield: The use of migrant labour in the hospitality sector: current and future implications; Commentary by Linda McDowell; 7: Andrew Geddes and Sam Scott: UK food businesses' reliance on low-wage migrant labour: A case of choice or constraint?; Commentary by Ben Rogaly; 8: Paul Chan, Linda Clarke and Andy Dainty: The dynamics of migrant employment inconstruction: Can supply of skilled labour ever match demand?; Commentary by Howard Gospel; 9: Andrew Jones: Immigration and the UK labour market in financial services: A case of conflicting policy challenges?; Commentary by JonathanBeaverstock; 10: Philip Martin: A need for migrant labour? UK-US comparisons

• ISBN: 978-0-19-958059-0
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés