Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes

Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-54858-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4501 g

Reihe: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bal, Charanpal Singh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.