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The Construction Precariat: Dependence, Domination and Labour in Dhaka

The Construction Precariat: Dependence, Domination and Labour in Dhaka

Reza, Selim

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and

LaborGeneral SociologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0367355523
ISBN13: 9780367355524
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 29 2020
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

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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