After the second world war it became common for individuals in economically unstable countries to work migrate towards countries with better work opportunities. Common for this type of migration is that the individual only works for a few years before re-emigrating to their home country. In the town of Olofström in southern Sweden of the migrant workers an overwhelming majority instead chose to permanently settle. By examining the worker migration during the 60- and 70s in Olofström through archive studies and interviews with the individuals involved in the worker migration, this study aims to examine the push-pull-factors that were the basis for the individual's decision to permanently settle instead of re-emigrate. The study shows that it was partially a “lucky” coincidence that the surroundings of Olofström was very similar to the migrant workers home areas, but also that the municipality in Olofström was willing to spend enormous resources to develop their school system for the migrant workers' children played a big role. A well-built school system that gave the Finnish children an opportunity to receive a good education in both the foreign language and their mother tongue proved to be a bigger pull-factor than social acceptance was a push-factor.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-106802 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Karlsson, Alexander |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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