The Construction Precariat

The Construction Precariat
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9781000098037
ISBN-13 : 1000098036
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Book Synopsis The Construction Precariat by : Selim Reza

Download or read book The Construction Precariat written by Selim Reza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing’s notion of "the precariat" in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions. Based on extensive empirical work on migrant construction workers and their recruiters in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, it explores the ways in which exploitative employment relationships contribute to various pressures and insecurities amongst migrant workers and limit the scope for labour protection. Offering new insights into the field of labour migration by unpacking the interconnections between rural-urban labour migration, recruitment and precarious employment, The Construction Precariat conceptualises the domination of recruiters as producing "hyper-individualised employment", and sheds light on the manner in which this relationship of domination and dependence contributes heavily both to the conditions of precariousness and to the control and exploitation of migrant workers.


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