Despite the extensive literature on the labour market outcomes of migration, little attention has been given to labour market inequalities within ethnic economies containing internal ethnicity. This article, using a field-study, multi-segmented labour market approach and the enclave hypothesis, contributes to the literature by demonstrating the key roles of different migration patterns and ethnic disparities in shaping labour market segmentation. It focuses on how and why Kurdish migrants are located in the lower segments of the labour market in their shared ethnic (migrant) economy in London. It argues that the Kurds’ underprivileged position associated with an ethnic penalty for them in the UK results from their relatively recent migration history, (un)documented asylum status and the ongoing persecution against them in Turkey. The article concludes that different migration histories, particular motivations for migration and ethnic disparities stratify migrants into distinct segments of the labour market in the country of destination.

尽管有大量关于移民劳动力市场结果的文献，但很少有人关注包含内部种族的种族经济内部的劳动力市场不平等。本文使用实地研究、多细分劳动力市场方法和飞地假设，通过展示不同移民模式和种族差异在塑造劳动力市场细分中的关键作用，为文献做出贡献。它侧重于库尔德移民如何以及为什么位于伦敦共享民族（移民）经济中劳动力市场的较低部分。它认为，库尔德人的弱势地位与英国对他们的种族惩罚有关，这是由于他们相对较新的移民历史、（未）记录的庇护身份以及在土耳其对他们的持续迫害造成的。