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Tolerable and Invisible: Irregular Employment of Uzbek Migrants in Restaurants in the Balgat District of Ankara Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic
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2024-3
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Sönmez Akpınar, Gizem
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Economic globalization and consequent deregulation of markets contributed to the labor market segmentation and social inequalities all around the world. As a result, increasingly more countries have taken part in global migration systems in which the international labor movement has been unprecedented. In this process, the existing structure of job opportunities, the demand for migrant labor, and the restrictions and flexibilities defined by states appear to be the main determinants for migration decisions of and employment conditions for labor migrants. In Turkey, flexible visa policies and increased informalization of labor market are the main factors directing irregular labor migration flows to the country. Among the nations which Turkey grants visa exemption, Uzbekistan has an excessive labor resource which is compelled to search for ways to cope with the deteriorating economy. Although previously Russia and Kazakhstan were the main destination countries for Uzbek labor migrants, their direction turned more towards Turkey since mid-2010s. Interestingly, it became more possible to see Uzbek migrants in certain parts of Ankara working in restaurants. Despite their irregular status, they fill the gap in the sector in a very unique way. With this observation and under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic, it is aimed in this thesis to examine the restaurant sector in Balgat district of Ankara by conducting a qualitative field research that focuses on irregular migrants and their employers. Why restaurant-owners prefer Uzbeks and why Uzbek migrants prefer to work in restaurants are discussed together with the impacts of the pandemic.
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Uzbek Migrants, Dual Labor Market, Irregular Migration, Migrant Network, Migration System, COVID-19, Ankara/Turkey
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G. Sönmez Akpınar, “Tolerable and Invisible: Irregular Employment of Uzbek Migrants in Restaurants in the Balgat District of Ankara Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2024.
