Abstract
Labour migration, power relations and ideology in the Norwegian construction industry We discuss the impact of increased labour migration on the social organization of work in the Norwegian construction industry. The recent influx of large numbers of labour migrants represents a supply shock that has shifted the fundamental balance of power and class relations in the Norwegian construction industry. This is reflected in a gradual drift from production methods based on piecework and permanent employment to hired workers supplied by staffing agencies and flexible subcontractors. We describe this shift in terms of workers’ market position, status and social relations at work, and discuss how these changes have been closely associated with an ideological shift from «craft-oriented» to «neo-Taylorist» management principles.
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