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Structural Injustice and Labour Migration – From Individual Responsibility to Collective Action
Theoria ( IF 0.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-18 , DOI: 10.1111/theo.12335
Magnus Skytterholm Egan 1
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This paper argues that the vast inequalities in access to migration opportunities and treatment of migrants constitute a structural injustice, and that although states are clearly the most powerful agents in migration injustices, individuals also bear a personal responsibility to ameliorate these injustices. The argument builds on Young's theory of structural injustice and critically applies it to labour migration. The paper argues that wealthy migrants and citizens who benefit from migrant labour have a responsibility to contribute towards ameliorating migration injustice on account of their position of privilege, whereas disadvantaged migrants have a responsibility due to their interest in changing their situation. It then considers how people might discharge such an obligation through collective political action, pointing in particular to non-governmental organizations, labour unions, and local government. Finally, the paper addresses the objections that positing personal responsibility for labour migration is overly demanding and that the current labour migration regime is meritocratic and fair. The article concludes by showing how this sort of stance can be seen as interest-driven by privileged groups and argues for the role of disruptive politics in overcoming it.

中文翻译:

结构性不公正和劳动力迁移——从个人责任到集体行动

本文认为,在获得移民机会和移民待遇方面存在的巨大不平等构成了结构性的不公正,尽管国家显然是移民不公正中最强大的代理人,但个人也承担着改善这些不公正的个人责任。该论点建立在杨的结构性不公正理论之上,并将其批判性地应用于劳务移民。该论文认为,富有的移民和从移民劳动中受益的公民有责任为改善移民不公正做出贡献,因为他们的特权地位,而弱势移民则有责任因为他们有兴趣改变自己的处境。然后考虑人们如何通过集体政治行动履行这种义务,尤其是指非政府组织、工会和地方政府。最后,本文解决了一些反对意见,即为劳务移民设定个人责任要求过高,以及当前的劳务移民制度是精英和公平的。文章最后展示了这种立场如何被视为特权群体的利益驱动,并论证了破坏性政治在克服它方面的作用。
更新日期:2021-07-18
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