Reactions of Swiss employers to the immigration freeze

How have Swiss employers been affected by the massive reduction in the influx of foreign workers? Almost two-thirds of the employers responding to a questionnaire on the subject report that they have had to take special measures to adjust to the resulting labour shortage, although their investment b...

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Published in:International labour review 1978-11, Vol.117 (6), p.733-745
Main Authors: Maillat, D, Jeanrenaud, C, WIDMER, J Ph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alien labor
Capital movement
Employers
Foreign investment
Immigration
Labor
Labor market
Labor supply
Shortages
Strategy
Switzerland
Unskilled
Workers
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Summary:How have Swiss employers been affected by the massive reduction in the influx of foreign workers? Almost two-thirds of the employers responding to a questionnaire on the subject report that they have had to take special measures to adjust to the resulting labour shortage, although their investment behavior appears to be conditioned less by the availability of labour than by the state of the product market. When the economy picks up and unskilled labour is again in short supply, most employers will place their trust in rationalisation and the transfer of operations abroad. Other findings concern the present and planned location of such investment, training policy, and the use of capital- or labour-intensive production methods
ISSN:0020-7780
1564-913X