Forced transnationalism and temporary labour migration: implications for understanding migrant rights

Piper, Nicola; Withers, Matt

doi:10.1080/1070289x.2018.1507957

Cited by 44 publications

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“…The future migrant, still in his home country, comprehending that his legal and economic rights are threatened because of the flexibility in labor relations imposed by capitalism (Antunes & Praun, 2015), decides to migrate to another country. In this sense, Piper & Withers (2018) indicate that there are organizations that recruit people to work abroad. In theory, these companies should assist in the entire worker migration process, but in practice they offer temporary employment contracts and even jobs that do not offer migrant workers rights and access to public services.…”

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Precarization of Work and Migration: A Review of the International Literature

2020

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This research aims to highlight the relation between precarization of work and migration, based on the understanding that migrant workers take part assisting in the economic and social development of the countries. Method: The methodology used was a systematic review of the international literature on precarious work and migration in the period from 2008 to 2018. Main results: People migrate between countries for economic, social or political factors. Common of these three reasons is the desire to have a better life conditions. Even in some cases these migrants get access to benefits, they probably will suffer some kind of precariousness-whether in unhealthy services, without legal protection or living in unsuitable housing. This is the ambivalent nature of the precarious work-and its consequences. Relevance/originality: It is observed that large part of the research on migration in the least developed countries began with propositions borrowed from researchers who codified the experience of developed countries. It is necessary in our field to present a systematic examination of how precarization and migration are addressed in the organizational studies. Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: As a contribution to the field, in this paper it is proposed a theoretical model that involves the two phenomena and, provides the reader with standardized and systematic scientific information that may assist in the development of the field by mapping existing knowledge on this subject.

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Precarization of Work and Migration: A Review of the International Literature

2020

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“…Most importantly, they could not adjust to the discrepancies in their expectations and the realities of work and life at home. As a result, some expatriates are pushed into a life of "forced transnationalism" and "permanent temporariness" (Piper and Withers 2018). On the one hand, expatriation aff ords them global mobility-at least during their early and prime career stages.…”

Section: Insights From Research On Expatriates In Brunei and Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Noncitizens’ Rights

Koh

2020

Migration and Society

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In this reflective essay, I argue that it is timely to think of noncitizens’ rights rather than migrants’ rights per se. Using insights gained from my research on expatriates in Brunei and Malaysia, I show how expatriates become institutionalized as perpetual noncitizens and therefore systematically excluded from the assemblage of rights afforded to “recognized” residents. In other words, like their relatively underprivileged migrant counterparts, expatriates are also subjected to differentiated rights tied to their noncitizen status. Linking this insight to my reading of recent scholarship on “forced transnationalism” and “hierarchies of deservingness,” I discuss how these conceptual tools could be useful in advancing a research agenda on noncitizens’ rights. Finally, I reflect on the role universities can play in supporting and advancing this agenda.

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“…This labour migration is also strongly gendered, with men moving into sectors such as construction and women into domestic work. This reliance on migrant labour is accompanied by very limited and often inadequate structures at either national or regional level to guarantee or protect the rights of migrants (Piper and Withers 2018). Migrant workers are 'needed but not wanted', which is a familiar situation in other parts of the world too.…”

Section: Borders Boundaries and The Making Of Migration Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%