TVÅ VÄRLDAR AV MIGRANTARBETE - En studie av migranters arbetsvillkor i restaurangsektorn och IT-sektorn

Abstract

Previous research indicates that there are tendencies towards polarisation in the positions of migrants in the Swedish labour market. For example, the number of migrants has increased in both low-paid and high-paid occupations. This research report compares the employment of migrants in two occupational categories, namely IT architects, systems analysts, and test managers and Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants. The first-mentioned category is high-paid in the labour market, while the latter is low-paid. In the first category, higher education qualifications are required, while the latter requires little or no formal education. There are distinct differences in the employment of migrants in the two occupations. Migrants in the two occupations originate in different countries, they work in different types of organisations and there are also differences in the type of employment they hold. The report also analyses the wages of migrants and whether they correspond to the wages of other categories. The most significant wage differences are found among the IT-professionals. In particular, Chinese and Indian migrants seem to be paid lower wages than other comparable workers.