Migration and labour, a review of the current Chilean context

Abstract

Migratory flows are part of Chilean history, and have experienced changes throughout the years. Nowadays, there are multiple violations to migrants’ rights, which hinder their access to employment. This goes against migration’s main purpose, which is to improve one’s living conditions. This review explores the main reasons that lead migrants to leave their nations of origin; ethnicity, cultural diversity and acculturation processes; migrants’ rights violations, highlighting legal rights violations; and employment as a social phenomenon, in which training courses and workshops become extremely relevant for migrant population. It is concluded that through multiple interventions, migrants’ rights violations might be diminished, improving their living conditions and facilitating their access to employment.