CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Schnitzer, Andrea Rose |
|---|---|
| Title | Women Migrant Workers In Agriculture: Human Rights Challenges In A Global Market |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the legal human rights obligations states have toward migrant women in the agricultural industry. Labor, immigration, and anti-discrimination policies in the United States, Germany, and South Korea are compared to draw conclusions about the global state of affairs for this group of workers. The research explores the various ways human rights deficits are constructed for agricultural workers whose vulnerabilities are compounded by migratory status and gender. Chapter 1 connects legal structures concerning migrant labor to the framework of precarious work to explain the current structures within historic, economic, and political milieus. The literature review will cover the need for migrant workers, the demand for flexibility in employment relationships, the state’s mandate to tailor immigration policy around the need for labor, and the role of vulnerable populations within that system. Chapter 2 discusses the role of international and regional bodies in ensuring rights protections for women migrant workers. United Nations treaties and ILO Conventions along with the European Social Charter and the prospects for other regional bodies are examined and analyzed, setting the stage for the next chapter on domestic-level laws and policies. Chapter 3 details the current labor, immigration, and anti-discrimination policies in each state and explains the socio-historical factors that created them. The chapter identifies obvious gaps in human rights protections and evaluates state practice in ensuring workers’ dignity. The chapter also details what recourse migrant workers have when their rights are violated, as well as the invisible problems concerning enforcement issues with current provisions, revealing contradictions between official government stances and the lived reality of migrant workers. Chapter 4 explores the role of trade unions, organizations including non-governmental organizations, social movements, and the role of sending countries in increasing public awareness of low-skilled women migrant workers’ issues. Finally, the conclusion summarizes ways the current systems are being reformed. It will analyze the research findings and give recommendations for improving the practical human rights of women migrant workers in the agricultural sector. Finally, it will identify the limitations of the present research and offer advice on future human rights research in the field of gendered precarious migrant work. |
| Supervisor | Lehoczky, Csilla Kollonay |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/schnitzer_andrea.pdf |
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