Drooge, Enya van (2023) Immigrants' challenges of integration into the Dutch labour market. Pre-master thesis.
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Abstract
The Netherlands is facing shrinking working populations, putting more pressure on the country’s social safety net. This demographic shift impacts the labour market and potential labour force, where the country will rely more on immigrants’ participation. This makes the relationship between migration and the labour market a subject to ongoing discussion. The central research questions are: 1. What are challenges for immigrants to integrate in the labour market in the Netherlands? 2. Do western immigrants experience less challenges than non-western immigrants when integrating in the labour market in the Netherlands? Quantitative research methods are applied on an individual-micro level, in the form of an online survey. Descriptive analysis is performed to analyse the collected primary data. The results show that language barriers are the most experienced and important challenge for immigrants in integrating in the Dutch labour market. Western and non-western immigrants both experience three challenges per person, clarifying that immigrants from both background regions experience an equal amount of challenges. Additionally, immigrants offer potential to minimize negative consequences on the labour market shortages, as they work full time more often than natives and they can fill employee shortages in the tertiary sector. It is necessary to implement policies to improve labour market integration for immigrants, in order for both western and non-western migrants being able to contribute in the Dutch labour force and fill employee shortages. By promoting equal opportunities and providing support tailored to the needs of migrants, the integration process can be enhanced for all individuals, regardless of their background, and this possibly relieves pressure on the labour market. This report provides possibilities for further research regarding discrimination among immigrants and the open survey questions contain new insights and perspectives to the subject.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Pre-master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Frentz-Gollnitz, M. |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2023 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2023 08:57 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4387 |
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