Charanpal Singh Bal

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Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes (eBook, PDF)

Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf

Beschreibung

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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Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137548597
• Artikelnr.: 46898272

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"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)