Immigration, Clandestine Work and Labour Market Strategies: The Construction Sector in the Metropolitan Region of Lisbon

In: South European society & politics, Band 3, Heft 3, S. 169-185

Abstract

Discusses the role of foreign workers in the Portuguese labor market, relating recent changes in the labor market with the need for foreign workers to satisfy the demand in some sectors. Focusing on the secondary labor market, particularly the sectors that require temporary & flexible work (eg, construction & public works), an overview is presented of the strategies supporting clandestine work. Using the example of the construction sector in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, the role of diverse agents (firms, subcontractors, workers, state institutions, & trade unions) in this network of informal labor is discussed -- as well as the different forms of vulnerability to which the foreign clandestine workers are exposed. 4 Tables, 2 Figures, 19 References. Adapted from the source document.