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By 1965 the United Kingdom had taken in an estimated 800 , 000 immigrants
from the new Commonwealth . For Western Europe the economic boom ended
with the first oil shock in 1973 . The demand for unskilled labour in manufacturing
...
By 1965 the United Kingdom had taken in an estimated 800 , 000 immigrants
from the new Commonwealth . For Western Europe the economic boom ended
with the first oil shock in 1973 . The demand for unskilled labour in manufacturing
...
Page 64
And they can also change the balance between the two to suit contemporary
circumstances . The United Kingdom traditionally applied jus soli , but in a rather
vague way in that the qualifying “ place ” was extended to include British colonies
as ...
And they can also change the balance between the two to suit contemporary
circumstances . The United Kingdom traditionally applied jus soli , but in a rather
vague way in that the qualifying “ place ” was extended to include British colonies
as ...
Page 196
3 THE UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom had the third highest number of
foreign residents in Europe in 1990 – 1 . 9 million . However , 638 , 000 of these
were Irish who are free to enter the United Kingdom and work as they wish , and
...
3 THE UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom had the third highest number of
foreign residents in Europe in 1990 – 1 . 9 million . However , 638 , 000 of these
were Irish who are free to enter the United Kingdom and work as they wish , and
...
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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