Made in the Philippines

The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of temporary contract labor with a huge 800,000 workers a year being deployed on either six month or two year contracts. This labor migration is highly regulated by the government, private, and non-governmental/non-private organizations. Tyner argues that migrants are socially constructed, or 'made' by these parties and that migrants in turn become political resources. Employing a post-structural feminist perspective Tyner questions the very ontology of migration.

Sommario

The Discontinuities of Philippine Migration. The Making of Migrants. The Professionalization of Entertainment. Performing Migration. The Political Process of Making Migrants.

Info autore

James A. Tyner is Associate Professor of Geography at Kent State University.

Riassunto

Labour migration is regulated by the government private, and non-governmental/non-private organizations. Tyner argues that migrants are socially constructed by these parties and that migrants in turn become political resources.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James A Tyner, James A. Tyner, Tyner James A.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367863814
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86381-4
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies