Irregular Migration and Undocumented Migrant Work After Bulgaria’s EU Accession
Irregular Migration and Undocumented Migrant Work After Bulgaria’s EU Accession
Author(s): Mila ManchevaSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: LIT Verlag
Keywords: Bulgaria; irregular migration; informal economy;
Summary/Abstract: The present article discusses the main characteristics of the processes of irregular migration to and through Bulgaria. Outlined are the different types of irregular migrants and their relationship with the informal economy in the context of the existing migration regime in the country. Traced are the status dynamics among irregulars, the niches of irregular work, the related recruitment patterns as well as the networks of assistance among irregulars.
Journal: Ethnologia Balkanica
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 187-206
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
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