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False self†employment: the case of Ukrainian migrants in London's construction sector

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  • Natalia A. Vershinina
  • Peter Rodgers
  • Monder Ram
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos
  • Yulia Rodionova

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This article, presenting qualitative accounts of Ukrainian business owners, highlights how migrants engage in false self†employment in the UK. Their experiences problematise notions of legality and binary depictions of migrant workers as ‘victims or villains’, demonstrating that migrants see their illegal status as a transient stage before gaining legal status.

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  • Natalia A. Vershinina & Peter Rodgers & Monder Ram & Nick Theodorakopoulos & Yulia Rodionova, 2018. "False self†employment: the case of Ukrainian migrants in London's construction sector," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(1), pages 2-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:49:y:2018:i:1:p:2-18
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12199
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    1. Colin C. Williams & Adnan S. Efendic, 2020. "Evaluating the Relationship Between Migration and Participation in Undeclared Work: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina," Economic Alternatives, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 4, pages 592-606, December.
    2. Ian Clark & James Hunter & Richard Pickford & Huw Fearnall-Williams, 2022. "How do licensing regimes limit worker interests? Evidence from informal employment in Britain," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(1), pages 431-449, February.

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