WORK FORCE MIGRATION AND SOCIETAL SECURITY, TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT
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28 March 2026
Available Online
15 September 2017
Abstract
IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT GLOBALIZATION , THE MIGRATION CRISIS RESHAPES THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PATH OF MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES MAINLY BY INFLUENCING SYSTEMATICALLY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE, FROM THE PROJECTION OF NATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGIES TO THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL ECONOMY. IN THIS CONTEXT MIGRANT WORKERS CAN REPRESENT BOTH A FRESH BREATH OF AIR FOR SUCH ECONOMIES OR A SOURCE OF SOCIAL UNREST FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM IN THE HOST COUNTRY. EU`S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, DERIVED FROM ITS EUROPE 2020 AGENDA, IS ADDRESSING THESE PRIORITIES IN VERY BROAD TERMS, WITHOUT STRUGGLING TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF EACH PROGRAM UPON THEIR LOCAL OR REGIONAL BENEFACTORS. OUR AIM IS TO EXPLOIT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LABOR FORCE REGULATION, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EDUCATION, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE BEST REFERENCES IN TERMS OF PREDICTABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR SUCH MIGRANT WORKERS. IT IS INTERESTING TO WATCH AND ANALYZE HOW EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WILL SUCCEED IN RECONCILING THE NEED FOR WORKFORCE WITH SECURITY POLICIES, REFERRING HERE IN PARTICULAR TO SOCIAL SECURITY POLICIES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INVESTIGATE BOTH THE TOLERANCE OF THE STATE AND ITS CITIZENS REGARDING THIS PHENOMENON, AS WELL AS THE LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE FROM THE IMMIGRANTS' PERSPECTIVE. THIS PAPER EXAMINES, IN THE FIRST PHASE, THE RELATIONS BETWEEN MIGRANTS AND SECURITY...
Keywords
MIGRATION
SOCIETAL SECURITY
LABOR FORCE
SECURITIZATION .
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