How legal migrant workers are recruited into which markets and their characteristics How the supply of foreign workers interacts with indigenous labour supplies, local skills gaps and retraining programmes.
Background
Science and analysis play a crucial role in providing the best evidence base to inform policy, and showing the best way forward within a given policy framework. The Home Office’s operational work covers travel and the border, working with the vast majority who comply with the rules and with those that may not: controlling and managing the border; administering passports, visas and asylum applications; applying and enforcing immigration rules.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Related UKRI funded projects
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Labour mobility in transition: a multi-actor study of the re-regulation of migrant work in 'low-skilled' sectors
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Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to examine how stakeholders in low-skilled sectors in the UK are responding to the changing regulation of migration, including the recruitment of migrant workers and the impact of new visa rules.
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Why might this be relevant?
The project explores the labour market performance of immigrant employees in England and Wales, which partially answers the question about how the supply of foreign workers interacts with indigenous labour supplies.
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Access to protection, enforcement & redress? Effects of visas for agriculture & care on migrant workers' vulnerabilities in the UK workforce
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Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on the recruitment of migrant workers, their characteristics, and the interaction with indigenous labor supplies and local skills gaps, providing a comprehensive analysis.