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Recent Politico-Legal Change for the Lives of Labour Migrants
Recent Politico-Legal Change for the Lives of Labour Migrants
Abstract Submissions Closed
Wednesday, 24 February 2021: 16:00-17:30
Location:
RC31 Sociology of Migration (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
The multi-directional nature of labour migration flows around the globe has resulted in an increasing number of countries having become both senders and receivers of migrants. But academic studies tend to identify countries according to a neat sending/receiving binary when in fact they are both. These states also tend to see themselves primarily as ‘senders’ and so prioritize policy development and implementation in response to the experience of outgoing migrants. In the process, these states often overlook legal obligations that they then have to incoming migrants, including migrant workers, refugees, international students and spouses. As part of an attempt to examine the phenomenon and offer a comparative perspective, this panel focuses on experiences in countries in multiple regions. Papers will cover one or more of the following topics: migration patterns and related rights issues, regulatory frameworks for migration; and/or history of the sending/receiving binary’s role in migration policy.
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