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False self‐employment: the case of Ukrainian migrants in London's construction sector
Author(s) -
Vershinitalia A.,
Rodgers Peter,
Ram Monder,
Theodorakopoulos Nick,
Rodionova Yulia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12199
Subject(s) - principle of legality , ukrainian , legal status , political science , migrant workers , demographic economics , sociology , law , economic growth , economics , linguistics , philosophy
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.