places of migration too—very often Italy or Spain. In particular, London attracts men who come to work in the city's lucrative construction industry. In 2017 Romanian men formed more than half of the EU nationals working in construction ( Kollewe 2017
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Fashioning Masculinities through Migration
Narratives of Romanian Construction Workers in London
Alexandra Urdea
Migration and the Persian Gulf
Demography, Identity and the Road to Equitable Policies
Ali Modarres
In 2005, the nations of the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC), which consist of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, housed over 12 million international migrants. Employed mainly within the service and construction industries, these foreign workers have become a demographic majority in some GCC countries, creating an urgent need for more progressive immigration and equitable integration policies. This article provides an overview of migration to the region, situating it within the larger global emigration/immigration context. By focusing on the various stages of migration and the economic role played by migrants, the article argues for policies that protect the economic, social and political rights of labour migrants. It concludes with recommendations that consider conditions in both the GCC and migrants' countries of origin.
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2010
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 1–17
A culture of informality?
Fragmented solidarities among construction workers in Nepal
Dan V. Hirslund
Despite a history of labor militancy in past decades, Nepal’s large construction sector remains unorganized and lacks social protection, prompted by high levels of informality. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among construction laborers in Kathmandu, this article argues that labor subsumption to capital in the construction industry takes place through a systemization of expertise through which access to work is negotiated. I show how this “culture of informality” shapes labor relations and creates a semblance of transparency and justice in otherwise chaotic and fiercely competitive labor communities. Drawing on concepts from political and urban anthropology to probe how informality indexes forms of power, I argue that authority and status become distributed through processes of distinction and thereby extend and deepen inequalities permeating contemporary industrial relations.
Everyday Suffering and the Abstract Time-Reckoning of Law
Reflections on the Allocation of Responsibility for an Asbestos Disaster in Italy
David Loher
supplier for the construction industry, where the product was used in the form of fibre cement. This processing method was invented by the Austrian Ludwig Hatschecke and marketed under the brand name Eternit, which quickly became a synonym for fibre cement
In Journal of Legal Anthropology
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 17–38
Crisis and retirement
Alienation in Kerala's tea belt
Jayaseelan Raj
different locations for work in the construction industry as a helper ( kaiyāl ) for a mason ( maisthrie ). Selvam's wife suffered from various health issues and didn't go to work. This routine life was seriously hit by Devi's sudden death around eight
Collapse
Fake buildings and gray development in Nairobi
Constance Smith
her home as unexplainable or as an aberration. She was quick to link the collapse of the building to wider Nairobi politics, as well as to a shadowy world of property speculation and an opportunistic construction industry that cuts corners to increase
Don Nonini
, pension funds, international banks) and their allies in the housing construction industry placed pressure on the center-right governments that succeeded the Den Uyl government to reduce its mandated state financing of new construction of social rental
Air in Unexpected Places
Metabolism, Design, and the Making of an ‘African’ Aircrete
Michael Degani
construction industry is one of the largest global emissions producers, accounting in 2009 for nearly 23 per cent of all carbon emissions ( Huang et al. 2018 ). In building with concrete, it is hard not to feel like we are digging our own graves. Photo 2
In The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 125–145
Kate Pride Brown
rural organizations, the business community, and scientists and experts. Interviews with the business community generally included representatives of the local green industry (landscaping and horticulture), the real estate and construction industries
