Bibliograph

Skills of the "unskilled", work and mobility among Mexican migrants, Jacqueline Maria Hagan, Rubén Hernández-León, Jean-Luc Demonsant

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Skills of the "unskilled", work and mobility among Mexican migrants, Jacqueline Maria Hagan, Rubén Hernández-León, Jean-Luc Demonsant

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Skills of the "unskilled"

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

890127836

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline Maria Hagan, Rubén Hernández-León, Jean-Luc Demonsant

Sub title

work and mobility among Mexican migrants

Summary

"Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as 'unskilled.' Despite the value of their work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout their lives, their labor market contributions are often overlooked and their mobility pathways poorly understood. Skills of the Unskilled reports the findings of a five-year study that draws on binational research including interviews with 320 Mexican migrants and return migrants in North Carolina and Guanajuato, Mexico. The authors uncover their lifelong human capital and identify mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, occupational mobility, job jumping, and entrepreneurship."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Who are the "unskilled", really? -- Learning skills in communities of origin -- Mobilizing skills and migrating -- Transferring skills, reskilling, and laboring in the United States -- Returning home and reintegrating into the local labor market -- Conclusion

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