Laurie Berg
University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Law, Faculty Member
- Administrative Law and Bureaucratic Legalism, Immigration Law, Undocumented Immigration, Immigration an Citzenship, Immigration and Emmigration, Immigrant Detention, and 6 moreComparative immigrant policies, Immigrant policy, Immigration (Law), Transnational immigration, Citizenship, and Immigration Status & Nationalityedit
This chapter offers cases of global civil society activism on poverty-related issues around the world such as international migration, employment practices, global supply chains, and housing. As well as highlighting the linkages between... more
This chapter offers cases of global civil society activism on poverty-related issues around the world such as international migration, employment practices, global supply chains, and housing. As well as highlighting the linkages between these issues, the various ...
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This chapter explores some of the silences and ambiguities surrounding au pair work in Australia through a close reading of the Working Holiday Visa path which facilitates it. It commences with a brief background on the cultural... more
This chapter explores some of the silences and ambiguities surrounding au pair work in Australia through a close reading of the Working Holiday Visa path which facilitates it. It commences with a brief background on the cultural assumptions in Australia about housework, gender and migration. It then turns to a discussion of how au pairing is facilitated by the visa pathway and how this breeds insecurity in au pairs’ living and working conditions. The chapter then explores how the recent growth in au pairing in Australia has come to manage a deep ambivalence about foreign workers and childcare in Australia. It concludes by appraising legal reforms which have been sought by au pair agencies to standardise au paring in Australia.
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Public debates about the terms of membership and inclusion have intensified as developed economies increasingly rely on temporary migrant labour. While most agree that temporary migrant workers are entitled to the general protection of... more
Public debates about the terms of membership and inclusion have intensified as developed economies increasingly rely on temporary migrant labour. While most agree that temporary migrant workers are entitled to the general protection of employment laws, temporary migrants have, by definition, restricted rights to residence, full social protections and often to occupational and geographic mobility. This book raises important ethical questions about the differential treatment of temporary and unauthorised migrant workers, and permanent residents, and where the line should be drawn between exploitation and legitimate employment.
Taking the regulatory reforms of Australia as a key case study, Laurie Berg explores how the influence of immigration law extends beyond its functions in regulating admission to and exclusion from a country. Berg examines the ways in which immigration law and enforcement reconfigure the relationships between migrant workers and employers, producing uncertain and coercive working conditions. In presenting an analytical approach to issues of temporary labour migration, the book develops a unique theoretical framework, contending that the concept of precariousness is a more fruitful way than equality or vulnerability to evaluate and address issues of temporary migrant labour.
Taking the regulatory reforms of Australia as a key case study, Laurie Berg explores how the influence of immigration law extends beyond its functions in regulating admission to and exclusion from a country. Berg examines the ways in which immigration law and enforcement reconfigure the relationships between migrant workers and employers, producing uncertain and coercive working conditions. In presenting an analytical approach to issues of temporary labour migration, the book develops a unique theoretical framework, contending that the concept of precariousness is a more fruitful way than equality or vulnerability to evaluate and address issues of temporary migrant labour.