How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?

Autores
Montero, Jerónimo; Arcos, María Ayelén
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
This article aims to provide empirical evidence on understanding how migrant workers’ responses to labour exploitation in low-wage economies are articulated. Inspired by the low levels of conflict among workers in small urban sweatshops in Italy and Argentina, we ask ourselves what contextual and subjective factors prevent workers from organising collectively. Here we argue that in order to understand the nature of their responses, it is necessary to consider not only the organisation of the labour process, but also the class divisions within migrant communities. We also bring in briefly the role of the state in (mis)regulating migrant labour exploitation. We conclude by showing that workers’ responses are highly individualised and that community leaders with economic interests in sweatshop economies may play a role in securing their continuation by channelling the workers’ responses towards the defence of the “ethnic economy”.
Fil: Montero, Jerónimo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Arcos, María Ayelén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
Materia
ETHNIC ECONOMY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LOW-WAGE ECONOMY
MIGRANT WORKERS
SWEATSHOPS
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
title How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
spellingShingle How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
Montero, Jerónimo
ETHNIC ECONOMY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LOW-WAGE ECONOMY
MIGRANT WORKERS
SWEATSHOPS
title_short How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
title_full How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
title_fullStr How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
title_full_unstemmed How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
title_sort How do Migrant Workers Respond to Labour Abuses in “Local Sweatshops”?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montero, Jerónimo
Arcos, María Ayelén
author Montero, Jerónimo
author_facet Montero, Jerónimo
Arcos, María Ayelén
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author2 Arcos, María Ayelén
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ETHNIC ECONOMY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LOW-WAGE ECONOMY
MIGRANT WORKERS
SWEATSHOPS
topic ETHNIC ECONOMY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LOW-WAGE ECONOMY
MIGRANT WORKERS
SWEATSHOPS
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article aims to provide empirical evidence on understanding how migrant workers’ responses to labour exploitation in low-wage economies are articulated. Inspired by the low levels of conflict among workers in small urban sweatshops in Italy and Argentina, we ask ourselves what contextual and subjective factors prevent workers from organising collectively. Here we argue that in order to understand the nature of their responses, it is necessary to consider not only the organisation of the labour process, but also the class divisions within migrant communities. We also bring in briefly the role of the state in (mis)regulating migrant labour exploitation. We conclude by showing that workers’ responses are highly individualised and that community leaders with economic interests in sweatshop economies may play a role in securing their continuation by channelling the workers’ responses towards the defence of the “ethnic economy”.
Fil: Montero, Jerónimo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Arcos, María Ayelén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
description This article aims to provide empirical evidence on understanding how migrant workers’ responses to labour exploitation in low-wage economies are articulated. Inspired by the low levels of conflict among workers in small urban sweatshops in Italy and Argentina, we ask ourselves what contextual and subjective factors prevent workers from organising collectively. Here we argue that in order to understand the nature of their responses, it is necessary to consider not only the organisation of the labour process, but also the class divisions within migrant communities. We also bring in briefly the role of the state in (mis)regulating migrant labour exploitation. We conclude by showing that workers’ responses are highly individualised and that community leaders with economic interests in sweatshop economies may play a role in securing their continuation by channelling the workers’ responses towards the defence of the “ethnic economy”.
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