Workplace universalism and the integration of migrant workers and refugees in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21334723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Werner Schmidt (0000-0002-3528-2138, Research Institute for Work, Technology and Culture (F.A.T.K.) Tübingen Germany, corresponding author), Andrea Müller (0000-0003-4701-7902, Research Institute for Work, Technology and Culture (F.A.T.K.) Tübingen Germany) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-160 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Relations Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-8692 • E-ISSN: 1468-2338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/irj.12320 |
| OpenAlex | W3139247312 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article looks into differences and similarities between former labour migrants' and today's refugees' workplace integration and asks what role German industrial relations play in integration processes. Drawing on more than 150 interviews, document analysis and three employee attitude surveys, conducted in the course of three research projects, a crucial finding is that despite some differences between labour migrants and refugees in terms of labour market access, education and support programmes, in both cases, workplace integration often works better than integration in German society in general. The integration of both groups is fostered by ‘pragmatic cooperation’ of workers, which is based on everyday encounters and promotes collegiality, and by universal rules for all workers, including the active and passive right to elect works councils. German industrial relations provide the institutional frame for this ‘workplace universalism’. However, workplace integration is under pressure due to polarized societal discourses and eroding industrial relations
Economic growth · Economics · German · Market integration · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Social integration · Sociology · Universalism · Employment and Welfare Studies · Industrial relations · International Labor and Employment Law · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
Sustainable labor migration through vocational education and training providers? Conditions of access and accessibility in the public-private (continuing) VET sector
Vocational education and training
Private companies' engagement in the labour market integration of refugees
Outlanders at work
Corporate sector engagement in contemporary 'crises
Mitbestimmung in globalen Finanzmärkten – Inklusion/Exklusion durch institutionalisierte Mitbestimmung
Kollegialität trotz Differenz
The Other Side of Assimilation
Migration und Interkulturalität in Großbritannien, Deutschland und Spanien
Explorations in Social Change.
Occupational Recognition and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes
Deep Culture
Rechtsextremismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit
Legitimationsprobleme in der Erwerbsarbeit
The Managed Heart
Arbeiterbewegung von rechts? Motive und Grenzen einer imaginären Revolte
Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration
Diskriminierung in der beruflichen Bildung
E uropean Integration and the Disembedding of Labour Market Regulation
Refugees Welcome? Reforms of German Asylum Policies Between 2013 and 2017 and Germany’s Transformation into an Immigration Country
Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund auf dem Ausbildungsmarkt
Intergroup Contact Theory
Perceptions of Diversity Management Practices among First- versus Second-generation Migrants
Pointless Diversity Training
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |