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Kryzys uchodźczy i globalne stosunki pracy
The Refugee Crisis and Global Labour Relations

Author(s): Katarzyna Czarnota
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology, Migration Studies
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Czasu Kultury
Keywords: crisis;refugees;global capitalism;cheap labour;economic segregation

Summary/Abstract: For years, the ruling classes of the EU member states have systematically refused to accept their share of responsibility for the situation of refugees in the Middle East; however, what has been dubbed “the refugee crisis” encompasses only a small part of what has resulted from long-standing policies, including those of the European Union. The political changes taking place today are having a significant impact on the politics of integration, and, seen from a longer-term perspective, on global labour relations. The least qualified and poorest migrants, both men and women, are increasingly becoming a cheap labour force used by global capital to rapidly increase profits. The article was written in the spring of 2016 during the rapidly changing political situation arising from the so-called “refugee crisis”. The text attempts to analyze the impact of today’s policy decisions on future generations of workers, and on refugees, as well.

  • Issue Year: XXXII/2016
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 4-15
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish