Turkish refugees and their use of health and social services in London
Turkish refugees and their use of health and social services in London

Author(s): George W. Leeson, Nilüfer Korkmaz Yaylagül, Suzan Yazıcı
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Labor relations, International relations/trade, Welfare systems, Health and medicine and law, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; UK; London; Turkish refugees; health and social services; labor migrations;
Summary/Abstract: Following the Second World War, work forces in more developed countries needed labour to reconstruct and further drive their economies, and to satisfy this demand, labour was increasingly imported from less developed countries, and the phenomenon of “labour migration” was thus born. For the receiving countries, this was a simple way to meet a transitional demand for labour, and for the sending countries – one of which was Turkey – it was a way of easing off population and unemployment pressures as well as an opportunity for generating hard foreign currency for the economy. The migrant workers were expected to provide financial support to their families left behind and to invest in their home countries (see Akgunduz, 2013:195).

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