Title: Globalisation and Asian Migrant Labour - Implications for citizenship and human rightsSubmitted by: Dr. Rochelle Ball, The University of New South Wales, Australia & Dr. Nicola Piper, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, DenmarkFree and rapidly increasing international flows of goods, capital and information are heralded as the hallmarks of the emerging era of globalisation. Movement of people and labour across national, cultural or ethnic borders are often left out of the equation. Yet it is arguably the most complex and controversial of the flows as well as the one with the most far-reaching consequences for both the sending and receiving societies as well as for the individuals concerned. This paper seeks to redefine conventional notions of citizenship and human rights through an analysis of globalising movements of vulnerable workers from the Philippines to Japan. A central argument of the papers is that globalisation of migrant labour has weakened the regulatory mechanisms of the nation-state. We argue for an increasing role of transnational institutions to provide greater integration and protection to the millions of migrant workers who are not afforded the right of citizenship in labour importing nations. Return to Abstracts menuCarol Burnett Phone: 61 - 3 - 9349 1899 Email: c.burnett@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
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