1st Edition

The Construction Precariat Dependence, Domination and Labour in Dhaka

By Selim Reza Copyright 2021
210 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing’s notion of "the precariat" in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions. Based on extensive empirical work on migrant construction workers and their recruiters in Dhaka, the... Read more

1 Precariatised labour in construction

2 Working conditions of construction workers 

3 The migration-construction nexus

4 Recruitment practices and the key actors

5 Working with the recruiters

6 Hyper-individualised employment

7 Conclusion

Biography

Selim Reza is Assistant Professor of Development Studies at the Asian University for Women, Bangladesh. His key research interests span labour migration and employment relationship issues that are theoretically founded in the political economy of migrant labour and contingent employment practices.