The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research
An unfavourable position in the labour market relative to that of the local population is one of the specific problems that affect the immigrant population. The aim of this paper is to highlight the position of immigrants in the labour market in Serbia. Special emphasis is placed on discuss...
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doaj-5853d726f5ee4d83a833451b2cfbb5792021-02-05T08:26:22ZengInstitute of Social Science, BelgradeStanovništvo0038-982X2217-39862020-01-015827710110.2298/STNV2002077L0038-982X2002077LThe labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for researchLukić Vesna0Predojević-Despić Jelena1Demographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, SerbiaDemographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, SerbiaAn unfavourable position in the labour market relative to that of the local population is one of the specific problems that affect the immigrant population. The aim of this paper is to highlight the position of immigrants in the labour market in Serbia. Special emphasis is placed on discussing the possibilities of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for studying immigration and the position of immigrants within the labour market in countries with pronounced emigration and a low inflow of foreign labour, as is the case in Serbia. The findings are based on the implementation of a qualitative inquiry and additional processed data from the LFS from 2014 to 2018. Given that the majority of people who immigrated to Serbia were from the former Yugoslav republics, the country of birth criterion was used to separate the immigrant population. The research results show that the age-sex structure of working-age immigrants is not specific to economic migrants. Those born abroad do not have a higher unemployment rate than the domestic population, although they are more affected by the problem of long-term unemployment. Based on the analysis of LFS data, a review of contemporary empirical research, and findings obtained from Serbian experts for the purposes of this paper, both the limitations and the confirmed potentials of the LFS for studying the position of immigrants in the Serbian labour market were discussed. More-over, the need for methodological advancement in terms of the coverage of the immigrant population was emphasised.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-982X/2020/0038-982X2002077L.pdfimmigrationunemploymentlabour marketlabour force surveyserbia |
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The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research |
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The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research |
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The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research |
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The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research |
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The labour market position of immigrants in Serbia: Current status and possibilities for research |
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labour market position of immigrants in serbia: current status and possibilities for research |
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Institute of Social Science, Belgrade |
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0038-982X 2217-3986 |
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An unfavourable position in the labour market relative to that of the local
population is one of the specific problems that affect the immigrant
population. The aim of this paper is to highlight the position of immigrants
in the labour market in Serbia. Special emphasis is placed on discussing the
possibilities of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for studying immigration and
the position of immigrants within the labour market in countries with
pronounced emigration and a low inflow of foreign labour, as is the case in
Serbia. The findings are based on the implementation of a qualitative
inquiry and additional processed data from the LFS from 2014 to 2018. Given
that the majority of people who immigrated to Serbia were from the former
Yugoslav republics, the country of birth criterion was used to separate the
immigrant population. The research results show that the age-sex structure
of working-age immigrants is not specific to economic migrants. Those born
abroad do not have a higher unemployment rate than the domestic population,
although they are more affected by the problem of long-term unemployment.
Based on the analysis of LFS data, a review of contemporary empirical
research, and findings obtained from Serbian experts for the purposes of
this paper, both the limitations and the confirmed potentials of the LFS for
studying the position of immigrants in the Serbian labour market were
discussed. More-over, the need for methodological advancement in terms of
the coverage of the immigrant population was emphasised. |
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immigration unemployment labour market labour force survey serbia |
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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-982X/2020/0038-982X2002077L.pdf |
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