Labour in the Levant
Chalcraft, John
(2007)
Labour in the Levant
New Left Review, 45.
pp. 27-47.
ISSN 0028-6060
Against celebrations of the messianic potential of migrant labour, John Chalcraft presents the case of Syrian workers in Lebanon, where porous borders and hybrid identities serve to reproduce exploitative conditions. What motivations and aspirations underpin migration—and what routes might lead out of commodification’s web?
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2007 New Left Review |
| Departments |
Government Middle East Centre |
| Date Deposited | 24 Jul 2008 10:49 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/14826 |
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