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Student-Migrant-Workers: Temporal aspects of precarious work and life in Finland
Author:
Olivia Maury
University of Helsinki, FI
Abstract
This article addresses the issue of non-EU student-migrant-workers in Finland drawing on data from in-depth interviews conducted with the sub-Saharan African migrants on student visa. The migrants’ experiences of temporal limits in life and at work are examined demonstrating that student-migrant-workers have experiences of a fragmented lived time because of the temporary character of their visa. The article consequently points at the impact of student visa in creating a low-cost labour force in Finland and sheds light on the subject position of the student-migrant-worker that becomes utilisable in contemporary capitalism.
How to Cite:
Maury, O., 2017. Student-Migrant-Workers: Temporal aspects of precarious work and life in Finland. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 7(4), pp.224–232. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2017-0023
Published on
01 Dec 2017.
Peer Reviewed
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