Влияние реэмиграции на сферу труда в условиях пандемии COVID-19: пример Литвы

Abstract

Remigration is the return of a country’s citizens from emigration. Remigrants carry with them ideas, knowledge, values, and skills. Although the work sphere is where these social remittances can be used most efficiently, the social remittance literature pays very little attention to employee experience. The primary aim of this article is to explore the types of social remittances, the ways they are transmitted, and how they are used in the work sphere. Employment has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as many workplaces are closing amid quarantine restrictions and social distancing requirements. Another aim of this contribution is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the transfer of social remittances to the work sphere. The article presents findings from 15 interviews with highly qualified remigrants and five interviews with their Lithuanian co-workers. The interviews were conducted in May-July 2020 within the project 'Social remittances of (re) migrants for society welfare growth: challenges and experiences in a comparative perspective', financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.