Integration of Bangladeshi Emigrant Workers in Italy: What Turns a Migrant into an Entrepreneur
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-116-123
Abstract
This paper discusses the issue of integration abroad and remittances to home by the Bangladeshi emigrant workers in Europe, by using the case of the Bangladeshi community residing in Italy as an empirical study. The research was conducted employing qualitative and quantitative surveys related to the perceived quality of life and integration by Bangladeshi workers living in Italy, with a focus on the economic and work aspects of their permanence. Data analysis of the data collected shows that, besides the level of salary, remittances are well predicted by whether or not the immigrant has previously immigrated in another European country. It seems to confirm the theory of learning by the migrant, according to which migration is a process through which the low-skilled migrant acquires skills that improve their future economic success. Based on his research, the author suggests that government policies that are being pursued by the Bangladeshi government, aimed at obtaining reserves of foreign currencies by promoting the emigration of the unskilled labour force, would benefit by encouraging the emigration of the workers who are more likely to create small businesses in the hosting country abroad . It would be done by promoting repeated or cyclical migration, as opposed to one-time relocation of the workforce abroad.
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About the Author
Sh. Parven
People’s Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Shahanaz Parven, Post-graduate student
Department of Political Analysis and Management
Moscow
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Parven Sh. Integration of Bangladeshi Emigrant Workers in Italy: What Turns a Migrant into an Entrepreneur. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2020;10(5):116-123. https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-116-123
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