“Labor Unions, Migrant workers and ethnic Inequalities”

Overview

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Trento

Research Field Sociology

Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3)

Country Italy

Application Deadline 13 Oct 2025 - 12:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract To be defined

Job Status Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Ethnic inequalities represent a persistent economic, social and political divide in European societies. LUMINE intends to explore how ethnic inequalities faced by migrant workers in the labor market intersect with socio-political inequalities. Labor unions serve as focal points to examine sociopolitical inequalities among migrant workers. While labor market ethnic inequalities are well-documented, there is a noticeable gap in the literature regarding the potential role of labor unions in shaping sociopolitical inequalities. LUMINE centers on union engagement of low-skilled migrant workers in logistics, agriculture, and hospitality sectors in Europe. It seeks to understand how union engagement is associated to three key factors:

1. individual characteristics and grievances experienced;
2. the characteristics of the union field in incorporating migrant workers;

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• EUROPE

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

Location / Sector:

• Italy