In matters of migration, it is not only the immigrants that are influenced by the new environment in their host country. The autochthonous population of the receiving country is affected by contact with the newcomers. This article analyses the impact of Polish domestic and construction workers on their employers in Leuven, a mid-size Belgian town. It shows that there was much more contact between employer and employee than one might have expected, despite the lack of a common language and the regular absence of the employer during the employee s do not count for all Poles) and similarities (Poles have much in common with Belgians). In this way, the employment of Poles somehow stimulated a of sorts, and contributed towards developing a sense of common European features and values.
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Article provided by Cambridge University Press in its journal European Review.
Volume (Year): 16 (2008) Issue (Month): 04 (October) Pages: 551-561 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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