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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255325003321

Autore

Bal Charanpal Singh

Titolo

Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes : Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf / / by Charanpal Singh Bal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-54859-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific, , 2662-222X

Disciplina

331.544095

Soggetti

Asia—Politics and government

Emigration and immigration

Political economy

Asia—Economic conditions

Labor economics

Asian Politics

Migration

International Political Economy

Asian Economics

Labor Economics

Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Production politics and migrant labour regimes -- The political economy of Singapore's migrant labour regime: state policies and contractor strategies -- Temporary Bagladeshi labour emigrants to Singapore -- Constituting tactical obedience in the workplace -- Labour conflict and the restoration of obedience at EW construction -- Intimidation, violence and the compulsions of desertion -- Production politics and migrant labour advocacy -- Contesting migrant labour regimes: the state of migrant labour politics in Asia and the Gulf.

Sommario/riassunto

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.  .