Academic Scientific JournalsFree movement of workers and the EU integration processes, experience of the Polish immigrants in France
Keywords:
European Union, Free Movement of Workers, Stereotypes, Immigrant Worker, Integration at the WorkplaceAbstract
Free Movement of Workers is the fundamental right of EU citizens and one of the key principles of the European Single Market. Economic and migration crises however revealed that the immigrant workers’ issue raises high-tension debates in Member States. The focus of this paper is on the Polish blue-collar immigrant workers in France. Their situation in the host country and their interactions with the French society are analysed through their experience at the workplace. First, the working conditions of Polish immigrants in the French labour market after 2008 are examined. The paper then discusses the cultural differences at the workplace, as well as the French employers’ and clients’ attitudes towards Polish workers. Finally, the impact of Free Movement of Workers on immigrant’s adaptation and integration processes is studied.
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