LUMINE

LUMINE
Labour Unions, Migrant Workers and Ethnic Inequalities

Research Areas

LUMINE investigates how migrant workers engage with labour unions, how unions respond to their needs and claims, and how these processes vary across European contexts.

Migrant Workers, Labour Unions and Representation

  • Examines how migrant workers participate in labour unions, with a focus on logistics, agriculture and hospitality
  • Explores how labour unions represent migrant workers and respond to their needs, claims and working conditions
  • Compares established unions, grassroots unions and civil society organisations to understand whether unions reduce or reproduce ethnic inequalities

Comparative European Research

  • Covers five European countries: Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain
  • Studies the period from 2008 to 2023, including the economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic
  • Combines interviews, organisational surveys and policy analysis

Do Labour Unions Reduce Ethnic Inequalities, or Do They Reproduce Them?


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