Becoming a migrant worker in Nepal the governmentality and marketization of transnational labor
High-profile events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have made one thing abundantly clear: Much of today's economic growth would be unthinkable without the low-wage employment of migrant workers. But which cultural, economic, and political infrastructures in the »source« countries make...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2022, ©2022
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Series: | Culture and social practice
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Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | High-profile events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have made one thing abundantly clear: Much of today's economic growth would be unthinkable without the low-wage employment of migrant workers. But which cultural, economic, and political infrastructures in the »source« countries make these types of migration possible in the first place? Based on multi-sensory ethnographic research in Nepal, Hannah Uprety retraces the practices of recruitment and instruction that - step by step - transform Nepali labor into an internationally marketable commodity. In doing so, she uncovers a migration regime that effectively turns local men and women into »migrant workers« before they even leave the country. |
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Physical Description: | 376 Seiten |
ISBN: | 978-3-8394-6212-6 |