Labor trajectories of the qualified migrants returned to the city of Cali, Colombia

Abstract

In this article, we analyze the labor trajectories of qualified migrants returned to the city of Cali, Colombia, between 2010 and 2016, after their migration experience in the United States or Spain and establish the main features and circumstances that define their labor insertion in the return. To do this, a qualitative research design was used and in-depth interviews were conducted directly with returnees. This contrasts the process of socio-labor integration of returnees linked to the labor market as wage earners, with those returned classified as independent workers, highlighting differences in working conditions and in the possibilities of taking advantage of the migratory experience.

Keywords

• migración de retorno calificado
• inserción laboral de retornados
• trayectorias de emigrantes retornados