Job-seeking strategies in Trinidad and Tobago

Vista sencilla de ítem
cepal.bibLevelSección o Parte de un Documento
cepal.callNumberX/C 22(73/2001)
cepal.docTypeRevistas
cepal.idSade20035
cepal.topicEngEMPLOYMENT
cepal.topicEngPOVERTY
cepal.topicSpaEMPLEO
cepal.topicSpaPOBREZA
cepal.workareaEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO ECONÓMICO
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
dc.contributor.authorValtonen, Kathleen
dc.coverage.spatialEngTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.coverage.spatialSpaTRINIDAD Y TABAGO
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T18:42:45Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T18:42:45Z
dc.date.issued2001-04
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractNational levels of unemployment in Trinidad and Tobago have remained consistently high since the 1980s, because of the economic recession, subsequent structural adjustment arrangements and the diminution of traditional labour-intensive activities such as estate agriculture. Groups which had been dependent upon casual employment that was available in pre-recession times have been experiencing chronic unemployment. Combining extremely irregular casual employment with activity in the informal sector, they occupy a marginal and precarious position in the labour market. This study examines the way in which the characteristics and strategies of job-seekers differ in mainstream and in peripheral areas of the labour market. In analysis of the qualitative data, based on 45 in-depth interviews, Ragin's qualitative comparative procedures were used. This method of analysing qualitative data permitted scrutiny of different individuals' combinations of characteristics, and identification of those job search strategy components that led either to finding employment or to suffering long-term unemployment. The chronically unemployed showed a consistent lack of up-to-date knowledge of the labour market, whereas those who were successful in finding employment did have this type of information, through 'weak ties' based on family and previously established labour market links. The success in finding employment by individuals who lacked advanced secondary schooling and vocational training could be associated with their 'ties of merit' acquired from employment experience and a work record in the formal sector. The data suggest that while affiliation with the formal economy could strengthen an individual's position in the labour market, association with the informal sector did not seem to give any later advantages in finding employment.
dc.formatTexto
dc.format.extentpáginas. 171-183
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/G.2130-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/10796
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescriptionp. 171-183
dc.relation.isPartOfCEPAL Review
dc.relation.isPartOfNo73
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesCEPAL Review
dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngLABOUR MARKET
dc.subject.unbisEngWORKFORCE
dc.subject.unbisEngPOVERTY
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject.unbisSpaCONDICIONES SOCIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESEMPLEO
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMPLEO
dc.subject.unbisSpaMANO DE OBRA
dc.subject.unbisSpaMERCADO DE TRABAJO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOBREZA
dc.titleJob-seeking strategies in Trinidad and Tobago
dc.type.coarartículo
dspace.entity.typePublication
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationc94aa3bd-d78c-4598-a7b5-ed3a665e8dfa
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryc94aa3bd-d78c-4598-a7b5-ed3a665e8dfa
Descargar
Bloque original
Mostrando 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura
Nombre:
73171183I_en.pdf
Tamaño:
74.75 KB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Descripción:
Document in English
Descargar
Colecciones
Revista CEPAL