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Abstract
This article investigates the role of Temporary Work Agencies (TWAs) at Foxconn’s assembly plants in the Czech Republic. Drawing on the ethnographic fieldwork, it shows TWAs’ comprehensive management of migrant labour: recruitment and selection in the countries of origin, cross-border transportation, work and living arrangements in the country of destination, and return to the countries of origin during periods of low production. The article asks whether the distinctiveness of this specific mode of labour management can be understood adequately within the framework of existing theories on the temporary staffing industry. In approaching the staffing industry though the lens of migration labour analysis, the article reveals two key findings. Firstly, TWAs are creating new labour markets but do so by eroding workers rights and enabling new modalities of exploitation. Secondly, the diversification of TWAs’ roles and operations transformed TWAs from intermediaries between capital and labour to enterprises in their own right.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 54-70 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Work, Employment and Society |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 29 Feb 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2017 |
Structured keywords
- Gender Research Group
- Global Political Economy
- Perspectives on Work
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
- MGMT Work Organisation and Public Policy
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Activities
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Global production and assembly: The case of Foxconn - PhD Workshop
Rutvica Andrijasevic (Participant)
30 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
Profiles
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Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic
- School of Management - Associate Professor in International Migration and Business
Person: Academic