Labour migrations to resource-rich countries: Comparative perspectives on migrants' rights in Canada, Norway and the United Arab Emirates

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Abstract

© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, 2017. This article compares migrants' rights and labour-migration policies of three resource-rich receiving countries located in the Persian Gulf, North America and Europe, respectively. The wealthy economies of Canada, Norway and the United Arab Emirates have emerged as some of the largest receivers of labour migrants. The comparative analysis herein focuses on distinctive characteristics of the different migration regimes and policies which regulate the rights of labour migrants. It is maintained that the countries we have explored could hardly be more different, and that the actual similarities with regard to migration policies are limited. Yet, we have still identified some surprising and unexpected converging trends. Specifically, these countries use some similar tools and exclusionary policies in order to restrict the legal status of certain categories of labour migrants, particularly low-skilled migrants.

ISSN

1385-4879

Publisher

Brill Academic Publishers

Volume

24

Issue

2

First Page

150

Last Page

173

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Labour migrations, Low-skilled migrants, Migrants' rights, Migration policies

Scopus ID

85020940437

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Green: A manuscript of this publication is openly available in a repository

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