Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy

Autores
Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
This paper analyses the participation of Paraguayan migrant men in the forestry labor market of the Paraná River Delta. Although forestry is not the principal activity in which these migrants work in Argentina, this case is relevant to show the way in which discrimination mechanisms based on ethno-national stereotypes make cheap foreign labor available. At first, based on the last Argentine Population Census, we show that Paraguayans are the most important migrant group in Argentina. Second, we describe the socio-demographic features of the Paraguayan population in the Paraná River Delta, and compare them with the trends in other places of destination in Argentina. Finally, based on our ethnographic research developed in the Delta, we analyze the labor hierarchies of forestry production; local discrimination discourses against Paraguayans; migratory networks that make these laborers available; and their working and living conditions. We argue that the expansion and profitability of forestry production in the Paraná River Delta is enabled by this segmented labor market that assigns migrant young men to the lowest positions of the labor hierarchy.
Fil: Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
MIGRACIONES
PARAGUAY
FORESTACIÓN
TRABAJO
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acceso abierto
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spelling Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economyPizarro, Cynthia AlejandraMIGRACIONESPARAGUAYFORESTACIÓNTRABAJOhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5This paper analyses the participation of Paraguayan migrant men in the forestry labor market of the Paraná River Delta. Although forestry is not the principal activity in which these migrants work in Argentina, this case is relevant to show the way in which discrimination mechanisms based on ethno-national stereotypes make cheap foreign labor available. At first, based on the last Argentine Population Census, we show that Paraguayans are the most important migrant group in Argentina. Second, we describe the socio-demographic features of the Paraguayan population in the Paraná River Delta, and compare them with the trends in other places of destination in Argentina. Finally, based on our ethnographic research developed in the Delta, we analyze the labor hierarchies of forestry production; local discrimination discourses against Paraguayans; migratory networks that make these laborers available; and their working and living conditions. We argue that the expansion and profitability of forestry production in the Paraná River Delta is enabled by this segmented labor market that assigns migrant young men to the lowest positions of the labor hierarchy.Fil: Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaRossiski Universitet Druzhby Narodov2017-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/62482Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra; Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy; Rossiski Universitet Druzhby Narodov; RUDN Journal of Economics; 25; 1; 3-2017; 137-1452408-89862313-2329CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/17179info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.22363/2313-2329-2017-25-1-137-145info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:41:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/62482instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:41:01.356CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
title Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
spellingShingle Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra
MIGRACIONES
PARAGUAY
FORESTACIÓN
TRABAJO
title_short Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
title_full Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
title_fullStr Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
title_full_unstemmed Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
title_sort Paraguayans in the forest sector of the Argentine economy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra
author Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra
author_facet Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MIGRACIONES
PARAGUAY
FORESTACIÓN
TRABAJO
topic MIGRACIONES
PARAGUAY
FORESTACIÓN
TRABAJO
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper analyses the participation of Paraguayan migrant men in the forestry labor market of the Paraná River Delta. Although forestry is not the principal activity in which these migrants work in Argentina, this case is relevant to show the way in which discrimination mechanisms based on ethno-national stereotypes make cheap foreign labor available. At first, based on the last Argentine Population Census, we show that Paraguayans are the most important migrant group in Argentina. Second, we describe the socio-demographic features of the Paraguayan population in the Paraná River Delta, and compare them with the trends in other places of destination in Argentina. Finally, based on our ethnographic research developed in the Delta, we analyze the labor hierarchies of forestry production; local discrimination discourses against Paraguayans; migratory networks that make these laborers available; and their working and living conditions. We argue that the expansion and profitability of forestry production in the Paraná River Delta is enabled by this segmented labor market that assigns migrant young men to the lowest positions of the labor hierarchy.
Fil: Pizarro, Cynthia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description This paper analyses the participation of Paraguayan migrant men in the forestry labor market of the Paraná River Delta. Although forestry is not the principal activity in which these migrants work in Argentina, this case is relevant to show the way in which discrimination mechanisms based on ethno-national stereotypes make cheap foreign labor available. At first, based on the last Argentine Population Census, we show that Paraguayans are the most important migrant group in Argentina. Second, we describe the socio-demographic features of the Paraguayan population in the Paraná River Delta, and compare them with the trends in other places of destination in Argentina. Finally, based on our ethnographic research developed in the Delta, we analyze the labor hierarchies of forestry production; local discrimination discourses against Paraguayans; migratory networks that make these laborers available; and their working and living conditions. We argue that the expansion and profitability of forestry production in the Paraná River Delta is enabled by this segmented labor market that assigns migrant young men to the lowest positions of the labor hierarchy.
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