False self‐employment: the case of Ukrainian migrants in London's construction sector
Vershinina, Natalia A. ; Rodgers, Peter ; Ram, Monder ; Theodorakopoulos, Nick
2018
49
1
January
2-18
employment status ; self employment ; migrant worker ; construction industry ; irregular migrant ; labour market
Migration
https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12199
English
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"This article, presenting qualitative accounts of Ukrainian business owners, highlights how migrants engage in false self‐employment in the UK. Their experiences problematise notions of legality and binary depictions of migrant workers as ‘victims or villains', demonstrating that migrants see their illegal status as a transient stage before gaining legal status. "
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