Just work? : migrant workers' struggles today / edited by Aziz Choudry and Mondli Hlatshwayo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Choudry, A. A., editor.

Hlatshwayo, Mondli, editor.

Series:

Wildcat (Pluto Press)

Wildcat: workers' movements and global capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migrant labor.

Migrant labor--Social conditions.

Migrant labor--Economic conditions.

Immigrants--Employment.

Immigrants.

Migrant labor--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press 2016.

Summary:

Just Work? offers a wide range of new grassroots perspectives on global migrant labour organising today. From diverse workers' organisations in South Africa to migrant worker resistance in the Gulf, from forest workers in the Czech Republic to domestic workers' unions in Hong Kong, this book brings together a wealth of lived experiences and hidden struggles for the first time. Just Work? proves that migrant workers are finding innovative ways of resisting exploitation and challenging neoliberal immigration measures, both within traditional labour organisations and beyond. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Just Work? Migrant Workers, Capitalist Globalisation and Resistance / Aziz Choudry Choudry, Aziz, Mondli Hlatshwayo Hlatshwayo, Mondli 1

Part I Africa and the Middle East

2 Xenophobia, Resilience, and Resistance of Immigrant Workers in South Africa: Collective and Individual Responses / Mondli Hlatshwayo Hlatshwayo, Mondli 21

3 States of Exclusion: Migrant Work in the Gulf Arab States / Adam Hanieh Hanieh, Adam 41

4 Undocumented Migrant Workers in Nigeria: Labouring in the Shadows of Regional Integration / Baba Ayelabola Ayelabola, Baba 61

Part II Europe

5 Migrant Rights Activism and the Tree Workers Case in the Czech Republic / Marek Čaněk Čaněk, Marek 85

6 Towards a History of the Latin American Workers Association 2002-12 / Jake Lagnado Lagnado, Jake 106

7 Lessons from Migrant Workers' Organisation and Mobilisation in Switzerland / Vasco Pedrina Pedrina, Vasco 129

Part III Asia and the Pacific

8 Migrant Unionism in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Experiences of Foreign Domestic Workers in Union Organising: Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants 151

9 The Possibilities and Limitations of Organising Immigrant Workers in Japan: The Case of the Local Union of the All-Japan Metal and Information Machinery Workers' Union / Hiroshi Ueki Ueki, Hiroshi 170

10 Disaster Capitalism and Migrant Worker Organising in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Edward Miller Miller, Edward, Dennis Maga Maga, Dennis 188

Part IV North America

11 Migrante, Abante: Building Filipino Migrant Worker Leadership through Participatory Action Research / Valerie Francisco Francisco, Valerie 211

12 Temporary Employment Agency Workers in Montreal: Immigrant and Migrant Workers' Struggles in Canada / Aziz Choudry Choudry, Aziz, Mostafa Henaway Henaway, Mostafa 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745335841

0745335845

9780745335834

0745335837

OCLC:

907186382

Publisher Number:

40025704928