THE SELECTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE LABOUR MARKET FOR THE NON-EU NATIONALS

Year 2023, Volume: 24 Issue: 4, 265 - 286, 27.12.2023

Berna Aksoy Özcan

https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1273262

Abstract

Migration is an indispensable option for people to sustain their life cycle and improve their quality of life. In the 20th century and beyond, we have seen immigration policies among the common policies of the European Union, mainly due to the rise in immigration and the need for workers. The EU's Common Immigration Policy is a set of social and economic policies in which a balanced approach is adopted and measures are taken to promote orderly and irregular migration practices are applied. The paper will highlight the EU's aim for a qualified immigration policy. The study's research question is to question why the EU is setting up an immigration policy that balances economic prosperity with the labour market. The study examined the situation of EU and non-EU migrant workers in terms of EU selective immigration policy, wage inequalities, social integration problems and discrimination in the labour market. The study is covered in three sections. In section one, international migration and labour migration are studied in a theoretical framework. The second section examines the EU's selective immigration policy and its impact on the labour market. The third section focuses on the integration problems faced by immigrants from EU and non-EU countries in the labour market.

Keywords

EU Immigration Policy, Non-EU Nationals, EU-Nationals, Labour Migration, EU Labour Market

AB İŞGÜCÜ PİYASASINDA AB DIŞI GÖÇMENLER AÇISINDAN SEÇİCİ GÖÇ POLİTİKASI

Abstract

Göç, bireyin yaşam döngüsünü sürdürmesi ve yaşam kalitesini yükseltmesi için zorunlu bir seçenek olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. 20. yüzyıl ve sonrasında ağırlıklı olarak göçmen artışı ve işçi ihtiyacı nedeniyle Avrupa Birliği ortak politikaları arasında Göç Politikalarını görmekteyiz. AB Ortak Göç Politikası, dengeli bir yaklaşımın benimsendiği, düzenli ve düzensiz göç uygulamalarında alınan tedbirlerin uygulandığı sosyal ve ekonomi politikalarının bütünüdür. Bu çalışmada, AB'nin nitelikli göçmen odaklı bir göç politikasını amaçladığı vurgulanacaktır. Çalışmanın araştırma sorusu, AB'nin ekonomik refahı ile işgücü piyasasını dengeleyecek bir göç politikası belirlemesinin nedenlerini sorgulamaktır. Çalışmada, AB Seçici Göç Politikası, ücret eşitsizlikleri, sosyal entegrasyon sorunları ve emek piyasasındaki ayrımcılık gibi konular açısından AB İçi Göçmen ve AB Dışı Göçmen işçilerin durumu incelenmiştir. Çalışma üç bölümde ele alınmıştır. Birinci bölümde, uluslararası göç hareketi ve emek göçü teorik çerçevede incelenmiştir. İkinci bölümde AB'nin seçici göçmen politikası ve işgücü piyasası üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Üçüncü bölümde ise AB üyesi olan ve olmayan ülkelere mensup göçmenlerin işgücü piyasasında yaşadığı entegrasyon sorunları üzerinde durulmuştur.

Keywords

AB Göç Politikası, AB Dışı Göçmen, AB İçi Göçmen, Emek Göçü, AB Emek Piyasası

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