To this end, the pandemic merely intensified existing stereotypes of migrants as vectors, reducing them to biological bodies bereft of human meaning. However, the pandemic was distinctive in turning the public gaze to the precarity in migrants’ daily lives in South Asian countries (Kapilashrami ...
This format allowed for thoughtful exchanges between field assistants and the paper’s authors, providing the opportunity to consider, clarify and expand meaning (Debenham, 2001, Irvine, 2011). The authors also conducted interviews of state and non-state actors including several bureaucrats in ...
She and her boyfriend, Lilit, own a small farm outside of town, which she describes as “rustic” meaning they regularly travel into the city to enjoy a hot shower and electricity for a few hours. I listen as they tell of how they have been rebuilding their farmhouse and learning to ma...
Top Glove, Hartalega and Kossan say they’ve taken measures to prevent the exploitation of workers by recruiters. In recent years, all three companies have introduced “zero-cost recruitment” policies, meaning the agencies in the workers’ home countries are not allowed to charge them fees relate...