Norma Montesino
Senior lecturer | PhD | Reader in Social Work
Preparations for retirement in Sweden: Migrant perspectives
Author
Summary, in English
Migrants as a group are recognised as being at risk of receiving low retirement pensions. Income over a lifetime is the principle for calculating pension rights. We have interviewed a group of migrants about their retirement preparations. Our results show that there are obstacles that obstruct migrants from entering the Swedish labour market, which will greatly influence future pension rights. There are various lock-in effects that isolate migrants from the labour market and thus affect their present and future financial situation. Examples are labour market policy
activities and that the minimum level pensions have mobility restrictions. These trajectories are set in perspective to Nancy Fraser’s reasoning on justice in a transnational setting and Yeheskel Hasenfeld’s reflections on people processing. An important implication from our findings is the need to explore ways to include a group that is currently excluded from the labour market, hence adequate retirement income protection.
activities and that the minimum level pensions have mobility restrictions. These trajectories are set in perspective to Nancy Fraser’s reasoning on justice in a transnational setting and Yeheskel Hasenfeld’s reflections on people processing. An important implication from our findings is the need to explore ways to include a group that is currently excluded from the labour market, hence adequate retirement income protection.
Department/s
- School of Social Work
Publishing year
2016-03-24
Language
English
Pages
531-550
Publication/Series
Critical Social Policy
Volume
36
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Social Work
Keywords
- migrant entry, participation, people processing, retirement planning, Swedish old age pension system
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0261-0183