TY - JOUR
TI - Free Movement of Workers and the Self-employment issue. The Case of The “Polish Plumber” in France
AU - Patok, Małgorzata
TI - Free Movement of Workers and the Self-employment issue. The Case of The “Polish Plumber” in France
AB - 
	Free Movement of People off ers new opportunities for European Union citizens migrating into the single market. Th is does however, bring controversy and public debates. Th is paper’s focus is placed on the “Polish plumber” case – a symbol of social dumping. We study the European Union eff ects on the self-employment practices through the experience of Polish immigrants employed in low-skilled occupation in France. First, the reasons for setting up in France and the diff erences between labour conditions before and aft er the opening of the French labour market to Polish Immigrants are examined. Th e paper then discusses the self-employment career trajectories of Polish workers in France. Finally, we examine the impact that the Free Movement of Workers has on low-skilled occupations and the immigrants’ adaptation and integration into host society.
VL - 2018 (XLIV)
IS - Vol. 169, issue 3
PY - 2018
SN - 2081-4488
C1 - 2544-4972
SP - 59
EP - 76
DO - 10.4467/25444972SMPP.18.035.9434
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/smpp/article/free-movement-of-workers-and-the-self-employment-issue-the-case-of-the-polish-plumber-in-france
KW - Free Movement of Workers
KW - Immigrant worker
KW - low-skilled occupations
KW - self-employment
KW - stereotypes