Londra’da Türkiyeli Göçmenlerin Emek Piyasalarında Ayrımcılık Deneyim ve Algıları
Labour market experiences and perceptions of discrimination among migrants from Turkey in London

Summary/Abstract: A through analysis of immigrant workers’ experiences and perceptions of discrimination is important. Because such analysis provides insights in understanding the economic and social failures in the labour markets and help developing solutions. Moreover, such analysis sheds light on the root causes of discrimination and enables us to make comparisons between immigrant and local groups and provides data for experts and policy makers. This article draws on a field research conducted in London between 01/09/2014 and 01/09/2015. The focus of the study is to determine Kurdish, Turkish and Cypriot immigrant workers’ experiences and perceptions of discrimination in the labour markets in London. The aim of this study is to present the experiences of discrimination of male and female the immigrants who find a job or set up a business, work and quit their job or are dismissed from their work. The article also discusses the discrepancy between their discrimination experiences and the perceptions of discrimination. This article argues that the migrants from Turkey and Cypriot are exposed to discrimination within and outside the ethnic economy. Discrimination for the immigrants, in many cases, arises from a combination of variety of determinants such as immigration, gender, ethnic and / or religious affiliations, foreign language capacities, education etc. Discrimination experiences and perceptions are different among male and female immigrants. For immigrant women, individual discrimination is accompanied by gender-based discrimination and other forms of social (structural) discrimination.

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