ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses labour migration and reviews the significance of the labour migration process for population and employment. It looks at an increasingly significant element in labour migration within developed countries, that within internal labour markets of large employing organizations. Labour migration and its attendant occupational selectivity should be viewed in the light of the specific tasks to be performed in any occupation and the role of the occupation in the employer’s allocation of tasks. The chapter also discusses the nature of housing difficulties. Much of the discussion about housing barriers to labour migration generally has hinged on the question of tenure. In general owner occupation, private-rented furnished tenancies and tied accommodation have been associated with higher degrees of labour migration, council housing and private rent unfurnished tenancies with less. Housing policies also need to be considered in the light of local conditions.
