An analysis of the challenges and implications of the UN migrant workers convention: the case of Mauritius

Migrant worker well-being as a struggle for meaningful work: Evidence from Bangladeshi migrants in a developing country

“…Enlightened organizations with practices which promote meaning are in the minority for precarious labour and migrants (Lewis et al, 2015) for whom the labour process is subject to strict control. Countries in the global South especially are historically predisposed to weaker institutions and ongoing precarity (Scully, 2016) making migrants more likely to face systemic marginalization and acculturation issues, exclusion from mainstream health policy in host countries, and suppressed human rights (Ewers et al, 2020;Jamil and Kumar, 2021;Reza et al, 2019;Sookrajowa and Joson, 2018). While such migrants are active agents in determining their own course of action, notably the decision to migrate in search of a better life (Nussbaum, 2011), it is still vital to recognize the structural constraints they face.…”

“…Compared to the global North, there is a lack of effective policy frameworks, such as, inter-country migration agreements, support for citizen participation and statutory regulations to manage adverse working conditions and discriminatory practices (OECD/ILO, 2018). In the present study, we focus on Bangladeshi migrant workers who have experienced poor housing, xenophobia, poor working conditions and rights, low pay, and discrimination across the global South (Akhter et al, 2017; Ewers et al, 2020; Hammer and Ness, 2021; Jamil and Kumar, 2021; Kuhn et al, 2020; Reza et al, 2019; Sookrajowa and Joson, 2018). The Bangladeshi government has invested little in the protection and welfare of its workers overseas (OKUP, 2019), contributing to a normalizing of precarious working and living conditions, and making Bangladeshi migrants especially vulnerable to ill-health and ill-being.…”