岌岌可危的劳动力市场:有影响力的个人对刚果工人融入劳动力市场的干预

S. Inaka
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在刚果民主共和国,某些有影响力的人利用裙带关系、庇护和关系网来蚕食雇员的招聘和雇用过程,这是媒体和公众广泛讨论的一个问题。然而,在学术研究中,这仍然是一个未得到充分探讨的课题。本文试图通过对这一现象的长期全面概述来填补这一空白。本研究借鉴杰米-佩克(Jamie Peck)关于劳动力融入和劳动力分配的概念,同时还考察了非法和非正规现象的普遍性,认为这些 "有影响力的个人 "或 "关系良好的行为者 "承担了传统上由劳动力市场行为者和机构承担的角色和责任。因此,这加剧了刚果劳动力市场长期存在的不良行为。这些 "有影响力的个人 "的干预扰乱了刚果劳动力市场的正常运作,而这些做法的支持者却为自己的行为辩护。通过定性访谈和文献研究,本研究追溯了这种干预的历史渊源,最早可追溯到殖民时代。
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Labour Market in Peril: Interference of Influential Individuals in the Integration of Congolese Workers into the Labour Market
The encroachment of certain influential individuals who employ cronyism, patronage, and networking into the recruitment and hiring processes of employees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a widely discussed issue in media and public discourse. However, it remains an underexplored subject within scholarly research. This paper seeks to address this gap by providing a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon over time. Drawing upon Jamie Peck’s concepts of labour incorporation and labour allocation, while also examining the prevalence of illegality and informality, this study argues that these ‘influential individuals’ or ‘well-connected actors’ have assumed the roles and responsibilities traditionally held by labour market actors and institutions. Consequently, this has exacerbated long-standing malpractices within the Congolese labour market. The interference of these ‘influential individuals’ disrupts the normal functioning of the Congolese labour market, even as proponents of these practices offer justifications for their actions. Employing qualitative interviews and documentary research, this study traces the historical origins of such interference, dating back to the colonial era.
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