Research
Opportunities and Risks Among the Migrant Workers in the Hotel Industry in Oslo
Authors:
Aadne Aasland ,
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), Oslo; Akershus University College, NO
Guri Tyldum
Fafo, Institute for Labour and Social Research, NO
Abstract
This article examines working conditions, careers and aspirations among immigrants working in the hotel industry in the Greater Oslo region. Using theories of labour market segregation and segmentation, and drawing on survey data of hotel workers, we show how migrants from various backgrounds are distributed into different jobs and have different work experiences in the hotel sector. Correspondence analysis shows how hotel workers are distributed along two major dimensions: quality of working conditions and time dimension of their current job. Migrants’ geographic background emerges as closely linked to their clustering patterns along these two dimensions, with very diverse implications for job opportunities and risks.
How to Cite:
Aasland, A. and Tyldum, G., 2016. Opportunities and Risks Among the Migrant Workers in the Hotel Industry in Oslo. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 6(2), pp.92–101. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2016-0016
Published on
01 Jun 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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