Migration and Social Development: Organizational and Political Dimensions

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ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: A space for civil society in migration governance at the regional level?

“…Any potential impact of this important document for regional migration governance from below, therefore, remains to be seen. However, the continued advocacy of networks such as MFA (Law, ; Piper, ) can be considered an important contribution to this process of governance from below and the TF‐AMW remains a major stakeholder in the AFML.…”

“…How can migrants succeed in influencing these processes? They need representation, either by self‐organising or by civil society organisations that advocate their cause (in particular in destination countries such as Singapore or Malaysia, where self‐organising is possible only under restrictions or not at all) (Piper, ). They can seek representation through their countries of origin or try to gain political space for direct participation in policy fora beyond the national level.…”

Protection Elsewhere, Resilience Here: Introduction to the Special Issue on Statelessness, Irregularity, and Protection in Southeast Asia

“…Migration in Southeast Asia has been extensively researched and documented, with academics, researchers, civil society actors, and international organizations often referring to the "great complexity" that typifies migration in Southeast Asia (Hugo 2014;Kaur 2010;Piper 2009). As Maureen Hickey, Pitra Narendra, and Katie Rainwater (2013) noted:…”

Global governance, economic migration and the difficulties of social activism

“…For example, they still struggle to recognize migrant female workers as 'labour' and therefore exclude the rising numbers of migrant women who take on jobs mainly in informal sectors and the care industry even from consideration (Piper, 2008b). Moreover, the terms under which migrants are hired and the use of temporary contract schemes often mean that conventional trade union practices -even if the unions are keen to help -do not work (Piper, 2009b).…”

“…What is needed, however, is more collaboration between unions at the destination and origin end to address the various forms of labour law violations many temporary migrants experience. For a more detailed discussion, see Piper (2009bPiper ( , 2010; the former includes a comprehensive literature review). 6.…”