| ID | 157891 |
| Title Proper | ASEAN’s governance of migrant worker rights |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gerard, Kelly ; Bal, Charanpal S |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Temporary migrant workers in Southeast Asia are subject to various abuses in recruitment, work and repatriation. A decade ago ASEAN governments committed to developing an Instrument governing migrant worker rights, but a series of deadlocks have stymied this agreement. Prevailing accounts explain this impasse as the consequence of incompatible national interests, norms of non-interference and consensus, a lack of institutional capacity and the limits of rights advocacy in ASEAN. Conversely, utilising a political economy framework, this article demonstrates this impasse in regional governance reflects societal-level conflicts among migrant workers, civil society organisations, business groups and state-based actors, generated by the latter’s adoption of migrant labour as both a livelihood and development strategy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 39, No.4; 2018: p.799-819 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 39 No 4 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; Political Economy ; Development ; Migrant Labour ; Migrant Rights ; Scalar Politics |