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The Cross Border Labour Migration of Romanian Meat Workers in the Dutch – German Border Region : A Frontline in the Question of European Social Integration
Brendler, Naomi (2024) The Cross Border Labour Migration of Romanian Meat Workers in the Dutch – German Border Region : A Frontline in the Question of European Social Integration.
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| Abstract: | The research at hand has been designed to answer the research question “How do various actors involved in inter – European labour migration in the meat sector around the border region of Gronau (Westfahlen) perceive and respond to the associated opportunities and challenges?”. In a qualitative case study approach orienting on grounded theory different viewpoints, challenges, opportunities but also possible solutions have been collected and analysed. In the form of qualitative interviews, data from two Romanian meat workers, a manager of a meat company, the leader of an associated interregional Euregio project, voices from the German- but also Dutch municipality affected by the phenomenon as well as various actors dealing with the social implications of the phenomenon have been gathered. The results documented show up the economic and social dimensions connected with the manifestation of the Schengen area in a cross border “Euregion” where the free movement is being used by working agencies to profit from the yet less integrated public authorities and regulations of both countries. Starting from the understanding of the workers’ as well as employers’ motivations and perspectives the challenges and first success stories in the attempt of fighting criminal exploitation from both countries’ public actors have been shown up and connected to an overall perspective for the region. It is found that a common chance for all actors and the entire region can be found in the cooperative creation and safeguarding of long – term qualifying jobs, providing good working – and living standards, binding needed workers for the long term. In this way a resilience against criminally operating working agencies but also an increasing labour shortage can be possibly built up. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103202 |
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