In What Happened to Equality? The Construction of the Right to Equal Treatment of Third-Country Nationals in European Union Law on Labour Migration, Friðriksdóttir examines five European Union Directives on labour migration that were adopted based on a sectoral approach to labour migration management. An account of the negotiations between the Commission, the Council and the Parliament on the five Directives reveals how access to territory and the labour market, the right to equal treatment and the right to family reunification were constructed for the different groups of labour migrants and how differentiation between groups of migrants, and discrimination against migrants compared with nationals which contravenes international and European human rights frameworks and international labour law, is institutionalized.
Bjarney Friðriksdóttir, Ph.D, Radboud University, Nijmegen, is a human rights expert with extensive experience in capacity building, policy development, monitoring and reporting on human rights issues, both for United Nations agencies in the field and national human rights institutes.
Acknowledgements Abbreviations General Introduction
1 Theories and Discourses on Migration Management
â1.1âIntroduction
â1.2âThe Concept of Migration Management
â1.3âState Sovereignty and the Needs Identified to Control Migration
â1.4âHuman Rights as a Challenge to State Sovereignty to Control Migration
â1.5âUtilitarian Approach to Migration Management
â1.6âMigration Management and Human Rights in Policy Discourses of International Organisations and Global Processes
â1.7âConclusions
2 The Right to Non-discrimination and Equal Treatment as It Relates to Nationality in the International and European Human Rights and International Labour Law Framework
â2.1âIntroduction
â2.2âInternational Human Rights Law and International Labour Standards
â2.3âEuropean Human Rights Framework
â2.4âConclusions
3 Policy Developments on Migration Management Leading to a Sectoral Approach to Labour Migration into the European Union
â3.1âIntroduction
â3.2âFrom âZeroâ Migration to a Proactive Immigration Policy
â3.3âTowards a Common Policy on Labour Migration Management
â3.4âImplementation of the Common Migration Management Agenda
â3.5âConclusions
4 The Blue Card Directive
â4.1âIntroduction
â4.2âBackground to the Directive
â4.3âObjectives of the Directive
â4.4âDefinition of Highly Qualified Employment and Scope
â4.5âAccess to Territory
â4.6âAccess to Labour Market
â4.7âConditions for Residence in Other Member States
â4.8âec Long-term Residence Status for eu Blue Card holders
â4.9âRight to Equal Treatment
â4.10âRight to Family Reunification and Access of Family Members to the Labour Market
â4.11âConclusions
5 The Employers Sanctions Directive
â5.1âIntroduction
â5.2âBackground to the Directive
â5.3âObjectives, Subject Matter and Scope of the Directive
â5.4âSanctions against Employers and Obligation to Control Residence Status of Third-Country Nationals
â5.5âProtection for Irregularly Resident Third-Country Workers
â5.6âAccess to Territory and the Labour Market
â5.7âHuman Rights of Irregularly Resident Migrants
â5.8âConclusions
6 The Single Permit Directive
â6.1âIntroduction
â6.2âBackground to the Directive
â6.3âObjectives and Purpose of the Directive
â6.4âDefinitions and Scope
â6.5âAccess to Territory and Access to the Labour Market
â6.6âRight to Equal Treatment
â6.7âRight to Family Reunification and Access of Family Members to the Labour Market
â6.8âConclusions
7 The Seasonal Workers Directive
â7.1âIntroduction
â7.2âBackground to the Directive
â7.3âObjectives of the Directive
â7.4âScope and Definitions
â7.5âAccess to Territory and Access to the Labour Market
â7.6âRight to Equal Treatment
â7.7âFacilitation of Complaints
â7.8âRight to Family Reunification and Access of Family Members to the Labour Market
â7.9âConclusions
8The Intra-corporate Transfer Directive
â8.1âIntroduction
â8.2âBackground to the Directive
â8.3âObjectives of the Directive
â8.4âSubject Matter, Scope and Definitions
â8.5âAccess to Territory and Access to the Labour Market
â8.6âRight to Equal Treatment
â8.7âRight to Family Reunification and Access of Family Members to the Labour Market
â8.8âConclusions
9 eu Law on Labour Migration â The Compatibility of a Sectoral Approach to Migration Management and the Right to Equal Treatment of Third-country Nationals
â9.1âIntroduction
â9.2âThe Outcome of the Sectoral Approach in Migration Management as Regards Access to Territory and the Labour Market, the Right to Equal Treatment and the Right to Family Reunification
â9.3âeu Law on Labour Migration and Protection of the Human Rights of Migrant Workers
â9.4âMigration Management Policies and Human Rights of Labour Migrants â Are They Inherently Incompatible?
â9.5âDiscourses Underpinning and Justifying a Sectoral Approach to Management of Labour Migration
â9.6âCommon eu Law on Labour Migration â One eu Labour Market?
â9.7âConclusions