Multicultural Insertions in a Small Economy: Portugal's Immigrant Communities

• Published in: South European society & politics Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 149 - 168
• Main Authors: Corkill, David, Eaton, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1998
• Subjects: ECONOMICS; Foreign Workers; Immigration Policy; Labor Market; Labor Migration; LABOR UNIONS (BUT NOT GUILDS); Migrant Workers; MIGRATION, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION; PORTUGAL; Social Closure; Social Integration; Undocumented Immigrants

This article presents an overview of the immigrant communities in Portugal, a country with a long tradition of emigration which has now become an entry point into the EU and a net importer of labour. It examines the integration process into Portuguese society with particular reference to the labour...