Migrant relationships and tourism employment
Authors: Janta, H., Brown, L., Lugosi, P. and Ladkin, A.
Journal: Annals of Tourism Research
Volume: 38
Issue: 4
Pages: 1322-1343
ISSN: 0160-7383
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.03.004
Abstract:This paper examines how tourism employment and workplace experiences influence migrant workers' adaptation in the host society. It is argued that tourism employment provides access to multiple social networks, which subsequently supports the improvement of foreign workers' social and cultural competencies. Such networks also help to compensate for the negative aspects of tourism work and migration. In addition, the paper considers how relationships among international workers inform chain migration and influence subsequent recruitment practices and migration experiences. The findings stem from a wider study of the experiences of Polish migrant workers employed in the UK tourism sector using qualitative and quantitative data. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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