Naslov
Discrimination in Cross-National Perspective: Labour and Social Discrimination of Migrant Workers in the Republic of Croatia

Autori
Špadina, Helga

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
New Developments in EU Labour, Equality and Human Rights Law, Faculty of Law Osijek

Urednik/ci
Vinković, M.

Izdavač
Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku

Grad
Osijek

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
237-251

ISBN
978-953-8109-03-4

Ključne riječi
migrant workers, discrimination of migrants, access to labour and social rights

Sažetak
The Republic of Croatia was traditionally a country of labor emigration and only in the last decade has it become a country of labor destination, mainly for migrants from the region. The overall migration rate remains low if compared to traditional migration countries. Still, laws, regulations and administrative provisions have to ensure equality in access to labor and social rights and must prevent, as far as possible, discrimination of migrants. Despite EU membership, national laws are not fully aligned with the legal obligations arising from international human rights treaties, the EU migration acquis and the Stabilization and Association Agreements with the EU candidate countries. This paper focuses on legal research to determine whether discriminatory provisions in national labor and social law, particularly relating to third-country nationals and seasonal workers, are preventing higher labor market participation and limiting migrants’ labor mobility within the national market. In addition, the research attempts to answer the question whether the current legal provisions impede migrant workers’ access to social rights and full local integration in the Republic of Croatia. The main research method is qualitative research of existing laws, regulations and administrative provisions. The findings can be summarized in three categories: 1. Croatian legislation has several areas of unequal treatment of migrants and their family members that can result in discrimination ; 2. national social legislation precludes certain categories of migrants from full access to social rights, thus obstructing their local integration ; 3. currently, several categories of migrant workers do not enjoy internal labor mobility.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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