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Employing Foreign Workers In Sweden Construction Sector

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Summary, in English

The enlargement of the European Union provides opportunities for members to be mobile in seeking various forms of permanent and non-permanent employment, particularly temporary work and contract labour. These changing conditions require quick reactions, overcoming soft issues such as language barriers and coping with culture clashes and political issues that could create problems for the worker. While the influx of foreign workers may bring much needed skills and meet the labour demands of the sector, the existence of an irregular workforce can have an impact on labour market conditions, local economy and health and safety measures. Currently, the use of foreign workers and contractors on construction sites has been identified as one of the major issues confronting clients, employers and unions. This paper will present the benefits and disadvantages of employing foreign workers and contractors in the Swedish construction sector and why the need to examine their working environment.

Department/s

  • Construction Management

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

215-220

Publication/Series

Contemporary Ergonomics 2008

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Construction Management

Conference name

Annual Meeting of the Ergonomics-Society

Conference date

0001-01-02

Status

Published