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Labor profile of venezuelans migrants in Colombia-2019.
- Source :
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Encuentros . 2020, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p116-127. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper analyzed the labor participation of recent Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. For this, a mixed methods design was used. First, some characteristics of Venezuelan migrants were compared with natives. Second, five individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with Venezuelans with informal jobs in Bogotá. Venezuelan migrants participated more in the labor force than natives. However, 9 out of 10 Venezuelan workers did not have social security, despite having more education than the natives. It suggests the existence of a segmented labor market with multiple and confluent vulnerabilities. Also, it is observed the importance of migrants' social networks to obtain a job. Finally, it is proposed to apply public policies that help migrants regularize their documentation and join formal jobs according to their skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LABOR supply
*IMMIGRANTS
*LABOR market
*MARKET segmentation
*LABOR
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16925858
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Encuentros
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145359871
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15665/re.v18i02.2230