Labour market institutions for immigrants: The case of high-wage migrant workers in Indonesia

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI:10.1002/app5.396

Wayne Palmer

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel ‘legal process’ analysis to examine labour market institutions' role in addressing violations of migrants' labour rights in Indonesia. Examining 92 labour disputes and conducting qualitative interviews with stakeholders, the study explores Indonesia's primary labour market institutions' effectiveness in safeguarding migrants' rights. Systemic shortcomings within Indonesia's labour market institutions are revealed, indicating their limited capacity to protect migrants' labour rights effectively. Qualitative interviews provide insights into various foci and disconnects contributing to institutional failures. Calling attention to the role of the state, this study identifies ‘institutional fixes’ that facilitate migrant rights protection, such as the assistance provided by private lawyers. It argues for shifting focus from ‘migrant exceptionalism’ to acknowledging migrants' experiences within labour market institutions as workers. This study contributes to understanding migrant labour governance in Indonesia, emphasizing the need to address institutional failures and advocate for comprehensive reforms to protect migrants' rights effectively.

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移民的劳动力市场体制：印度尼西亚高薪移民工人的案例

本文提出了一种新颖的 "法律程序 "分析方法，以研究印尼劳动力市场机构在解决侵犯移民劳动权利问题中的作用。本研究通过考察 92 起劳资纠纷并对利益相关者进行定性访谈，探讨了印尼主要劳动力市场机构在保障移民权利方面的有效性。研究揭示了印尼劳动力市场机构的系统性缺陷，表明其有效保护移民劳动权利的能力有限。定性访谈深入揭示了导致机构失灵的各种焦点和脱节之处。在关注国家作用的同时，本研究还指出了促进移民权利保护的 "制度修复"，如私人律师提供的援助。研究认为，应将重点从 "移民例外论 "转移到承认移民作为工人在劳动力市场机构中的经历。本研究有助于理解印尼的移民劳工治理，强调有必要解决制度失灵问题并倡导全面改革，以有效保护移民权利。

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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies AREA STUDIES-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.30%

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审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. It is a peer-reviewed journal that targets research in policy studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, across a discipline focus that includes economics, political science, governance, development and the environment. Specific themes of recent interest include health and education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, public administration, the role of the private sector in public policy, trade, foreign policy, natural resource management and development policy. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policy makers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines, and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.