Why migrants earn less
In search of the factors producing the ethno-migrant pay gap in a Dutch public organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Siebers (0000-0001-6250-3816, Tilburg University, the Netherlands), Jilles Van Gastel (Austral University of Chile) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-391 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017014568138 |
| OpenAlex | W2100852711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 54 |
In many countries, migrant/ethnic minority workers earn less than non-migrant/ethnic majority employees. This pay gap is not only attributable to migrant/ethnic minority employees having acquired less human capital or social capital, to the impact of government policies and to discrimination. Based on both qualitative and quantitative data collected in 2010, this case study of the job segregation component of the wage disadvantages of migrant employees in a Dutch public organization identifies several other factors. Migrant workers'/ethnic minority employees' lower levels of participation in work-related communication and the application of socio-ideological labour control also widen this earnings gap. Moreover, migrant workers'/ethnic minority employees' institutional and relational uncertainties, due to their subordinated position in Dutch society, help to explain their lower levels of participation in work-related communication and how socio-ideological labour control works out negatively for them
Business · Capital (architecture · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human capital · Ideology · Labour economics · Migrant workers · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Social capital · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |