Heugten, Wies van (2021) The experiences and intentions of European labour migrants concerning integration in the Netherlands. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Due to the EU enlargements in the 2000s, significant amounts of labour migrants moved from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe to Western Europe. The needs and intentions of the labour migrants themselves are often not taken into account in policies in the Netherlands. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic could influence these needs and intentions. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to explore the experiences and (shifting) intentions of European labour migrants in the Netherlands in terms of integration. Ager and Strang (2008) have developed a framework in which four indicators of integration are found, these indicators are housing, education, labour and health. This framework is used as the main theoretical approach of this research. I have applied a qualitative research design, using in-depth interviews as a research method, to gain insights concerning the experiences and intentions of labour migrants on integration. A mixed method of inductive and deductive data analysis has led to the following main findings: Firstly, labour migrants need more guidance in every stage of their integration trajectories in the Netherlands. Second, the knowledge and the power of agencies should become more transparent since agencies abuse their power, which leads to decreased trust of labour migrants in these agencies. Third, the integration prospects for labour migrants should increase in terms of permanent contracts, language knowledge, promotion possibilities and prospects on better housing. Finally, the role of COVID-19 in these intentions and experiences is limited.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Meijering, L.B. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2021 08:19 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2021 08:19 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3726 |
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