The Labor Brokerage State and the Globalization of Filipina Care Workers

Rodriguez, Robyn Magalit

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“…In the end, working overseas becomes the natural career path for every nursing student. Overseas work is even praised as a form of "modern-day heroism" for keeping the country's economy afloat through the steady supply of remittances (Rodriguez, 2008).…”

Section: Commodification Of Healthcare Workersmentioning

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The Ethics of Bilateral Labor Agreements for Nurses : Perspectives from the Philippines

Fernandez

2020

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The Faculty of Arts & Sciences provides education and research in humanities, socialand behavioural science, law, art disciplines and thematic science. The Faculty conducts research and offers postgraduate and doctoral programs both in individual disciplines and in interdisciplinary themes. This thesis comes from the Centre for Applied Ethics of the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS). Jointly, they publish the series Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences. The PHOENIX Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program (PHOENIX EMJDP) Dynamics of Health and Welfare is managed by a consortium of universities composed of Universidade de Evora (UE), L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Linköpings universitet (LiU), and the

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Section: Commodification Of Healthcare Workersmentioning

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The Ethics of Bilateral Labor Agreements for Nurses : Perspectives from the Philippines

Fernandez

2020

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“…The vast majority of this work is contextualised on the interaction between the state and the market under neoliberal logic in shaping the governance of migrant workers (Hugo, 2012;Battistella, 2012;Lindquist, 2010). Thus, many analyses on governance of migrant workers in developing countries focus on the private recruitment agencies and brokerage systems that have significant role in recruitment and placement process (Kaur, 2010;Xiang, 2012;McKeown, 2012;Rodriguez, 2008;Lindquist et al, 2012). Furthermore, most of the literature on migrant workers to date concentrates on how the state interacts with private recruitment agencies in the recruitment process.…”

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Institutional Dynamics of Regulatory Actors in the Recruitment of Migrant Workers

Karim

2017

Asian J Soc Sci

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This paper examines how institutional dynamics among regulatory institutions affect the governance of the recruitment of Indonesian low-skilled migrant workers. Two institutional reforms have been made to create better governance for Indonesian migrant workers in the post-authoritarian era. One was the establishment of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) while the other was the granting of greater responsibility to sub-national governments to supervise migrant worker recruitment. In spite of these institutional reforms, little progress has been made in the protection of Indonesian migrant workers. The paper reveals that the restrictive regulatory framework for the recruitment of migrant workers, which curbs private recruitment agencies, does not create better migrant worker governance. This regulatory framework does not take into consideration the horizontal relationship between the old and new institutions, and the vertical relationship between the central and sub-national governments. Horizontally, the institutional design of the proposed new regulatory framework has created institutional rivalry between the newly established regulatory actor and the old one. Vertically, the reluctance of central government to decentralise authority to sub-national governments has curtailed the ability of sub-national governments to perform a supervisory role in the recruitment process. These two inter-related factors have hindered the efforts to create a better recruitment process for Indonesian migrant workers.

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“…Such factors as low birth rates and aging populations in host countries, coupled with declining state-provided social services, prestige considerations among better-educated and more affluent citizens, and gendered notions of women as caregivers sustain a market for migrant women's work, both within and beyond the region 15 . Specific policies in sending states, particularly the Philippines, to facilitate labour export further those trends, while simultaneously disciplining women to fit market expectations (Lin 2001: 38; Rodriguez 2008). Migrant women's chances of political engagement and efficacy – already likely suppressed by gender and socioeconomic status – are far less in these host countries than at home.…”

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Winning and Losing in the Modern Era: Identity, Mobilisation, and Empowerment in Southeast Asia

Weiss¹

2014

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In Southeast Asia as elsewhere, shifts in global, regional, and domestic politics and economies benefit some and disadvantage others. Overall, those individuals and groups defined by their subordinated position in the emerging political economy are at a disadvantage. Moreover, the decline of ideology, particularly with the seemingly hegemonic advance of neoliberalism, has limited space for challenge along those lines. Rather than assume, however, that it is merely the wealthiest ‘one per cent’ whoareadvantaged and empowered in this evolving system, we can weigh what resources and alliances are available to whom. Members of newly-formed categories may benefit from the shifting tides, regardless of class or structural position, for instance given their alignment with prevailing norms or frames, or their access to new media and transnational advocacy networks. Some of those most disadvantaged by the shifting economic context, on the other hand, may be doubly disempowered, as they face added hurdles to identity-building and collective action. This article explores new regimes of domination and resistance from below, focusing on why particular collective identities gain salience at particular moments and what determines which movements or claims take off or fail to thrive.

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The Labor Brokerage State and the Globalization of Filipina Care Workers

Cited by 29 publications

References 3 publications

The Ethics of Bilateral Labor Agreements for Nurses : Perspectives from the Philippines

The Ethics of Bilateral Labor Agreements for Nurses : Perspectives from the Philippines

Institutional Dynamics of Regulatory Actors in the Recruitment of Migrant Workers

Winning and Losing in the Modern Era: Identity, Mobilisation, and Empowerment in Southeast Asia

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