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Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes: Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific

Autor Charanpal Singh Bal
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 sep 2016
This book emphasizes the importance of production politics, or struggles in the workplace between workers and their employers, for understanding migrant labour regimes in Asia and the Gulf. Drawing from a study of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore, as well as on comparative material in the region, Bal shows that migrant labour politics are significantly influenced by the specific form of production politics as well as their variable outcomes. In contrast to contentious politics approaches, this book sheds light on the extent to which migrant labour regimes can be contested by workers and civil society groups and explains the recent rise in migrant labour unrest in the region.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137548580
ISBN-10: 1137548584
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: XVII, 250 p. 3 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes.- 2. The Political Economy of Singapore’s Migrant Labour Regime.- 3. Temporary Bangladeshi Labour Emigrants to Singapore.- 4. Constituting Tactical Obedience in the Workplace.- 5. Labour Conflict and the Restoration of Obedience.- 6. Intimidation, Violence and the Compulsions of Desertion.- 7. Production Politics and Migrant Labour Advocacy.- 8. Contesting Migrant Labour Regimes.- 9. Conclusion.

Recenzii

“This excellent book contributes to our understanding of the nature, changing forms, and political consequences of labour unrest among these precariously employed and disempowered workers. … This argument is a timely corrective to those studies that have largely restricted their focus to the non-state political space of civil society to explain both the victories and/or limits of agitations to reform migrant labour regimes.” (Andrew Brown, Journal of Contemporary Asia, July, 2017)

Notă biografică

Charan Bal is Deputy Head (Global Class) at the Department of International Relations, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta. He researches migrant labour politics and Southeast Asian political economy and has been published in the Journal of Contemporary Asia and the Asian Journal of Law and Society. He is a joint-winner of the Asian Studies Association of Australia PhD prize 2014.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This book emphasizes the importance of production politics, or struggles in the workplace between workers and their employers, for understanding migrant labour regimes in Asia and the Gulf. Drawing from a study of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore, as well as on comparative material in the region, Bal shows that migrant labour politics are significantly influenced by the specific form of production politics as well as their variable outcomes. In contrast to contentious politics approaches, this book sheds light on the extent to which migrant labour regimes can be contested by workers and civil society groups and explains the recent rise in migrant labour unrest in the region.  


Caracteristici

Carves a new path in the debate on migrant labour regimes by emphasizing the impact of production politics Presents revealing data from a case study of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore Elucidates the recent rise of in migrant labour unrest in developed and developing countries in Asia and the Gulf