Matching and making labour demand and supply: Agents in Polish migrant networks of domestic elderly care in Germany and Italy
Matching and making labour demand and supply: Agents in Polish migrant networks of domestic elderly care in Germany and Italy
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DOI：
10.1080/13691830802105954
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Lewandowska, Emilia
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作者：
Elrick, Tim;Lewandowska, Emilia
本文探讨中介在国内养老行业移民网络中的作用。该报告基于一项对在德国和意大利该部门工作的波兰女性移民的研究。利用从定性访谈中收集的证据，我们说明了除朋友、家庭和社区之外的关系在移民过程中的重要性，包括雇主和招聘代理等行为者。我们还表明，与中介相比，代理人是移民网络中的重要参与者，可以被视为这些网络中移民的延续者。此外，我们得出结论，中介在移民网络中的作用被低估了。中介不仅仅是帮助匹配劳动力供给和劳动力需求，似乎还为移民提供社会和情感支持。
This paper explores the role of agents in migrant networks in the domestic elderly care sector. It is based on a study of female migrants from Poland who work in the sector in Germany and Italy. Using evidence gathered from qualitative interviews, we illustrate the importance of ties other than friends, families and communities in the migration process, including actors such as employers and recruitment agents. We also show that agents-in contrast to intermediaries are significant actors in migrant networks and can be regarded as perpetuators of migration within these networks. Furthermore, we conclude that the role of agents in migrant networks has been underestimated. Rather than simply helping to match labour supply with labour demand, agents appear to offer migrants social and emotional support as well.