Charanpal Singh Bal

Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes

Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-54858-0
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781137548580
• ISBN-10: 1137548584
• Artikelnr.: 44374036

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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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.

Rezensionen

"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)