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Migrant Rights at Work Publicdebatesaboutthetermsofmembershipandinclusionhaveintensi- fiedasdevelopedeconomiesincreasinglyrelyontemporarymigrantlabour. Whilemostagreethattemporarymigrantworkersareentitledtothegeneral protection of employment laws, temporary migrants have, by definition, restrictedrightstoresidence,socialprotectionsandoftenoccupationaland geographicmobility.Thisbookraisesimportantethicalquestionsaboutthe differentialtreatmentoftemporaryandunauthorisedmigrantworkers,and permanent residents, and where the line should be drawn between exploitationandlegitimateemployment. Taking regulatory reforms in Australia as a key case study, Laurie Berg exploreshowtheinfluenceofimmigrationlawextendsbeyonditsfunctions inregulatingadmissiontoandexclusionfromacountry.Bergexaminesthe ways in which immigration law and enforcement reconfigure the relation- ships between migrant workers and employers, producing uncertain and coerciveworkingconditions. Inpresentingananalyticalapproachtoissues of temporary labour migration, the book develops a unique theoretical framework,contendingthattheconceptofprecariousnessisamorefruitful waythanequalityorvulnerabilitytoevaluateandaddressissuesoftemporary migrantlabour. The book will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of immigrationlawandemploymentlawandpolicy. Laurie Berg is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Tech- nology,Sydney,Australia. Routledge Research in Asylum, Migration and Refugee Law Availabletitlesinthisseriesinclude: RefugeeProtectionandtheRoleofLaw ConflictingIdentities EditedbySusanKneebone,DallalStevens,LorettaBaldassar GenderinRefugeeLaw FromtheMarginstotheCentre EfratArbel,CatherineDauvergne,JenniMillbank Forthcomingtitlesinthisseriesinclude: EuropeanAsylumLawandtheRightsoftheChild CiaraSmyth AsylumLawintheEuropeanUnion FrancescoCherubini TheSocio-EconomicRightsofAsylumSeekers LiamThornton Asylum-SeekerandRefugeeProtectioninSub-SaharanAfrica ThePeregrinationofaPersecutedHumanBeinginSearch ofaSafeHaven CristianoD’Orsi Migrant Rights at Work Law’s Precariousness at the Intersection of Immigration and Labour Laurie Berg Firstpublished2016 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN andbyRoutledge 711ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2016LaurieBerg TherightofLaurieBergtobeidentifiedasauthorofthisworkhas beenassertedbyherinaccordancewithsections77and78ofthe Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproduced orutilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans, nowknownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording, orinanyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissionin writingfromthepublishers. Trademarknotice:Productorcorporatenamesmaybetrademarksor registeredtrademarks,andareusedonlyforidentificationand explanationwithoutintenttoinfringe. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Berg,Laurie,author. Migrantrightsatwork:law'sprecariousnessattheintersection ofmigrationandlabour/LaurieBerg. pagescm.--(Routledgeresearchinasylum,migrationandrefugeelaw) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-1-138-80555-2(hardback)--ISBN978-1-315-75232-7(pbk) 1.Foreignworkers--Legalstatus,laws,etc.--Australia.I.Title. KU1278.A44B472015 344.9401'162--dc23 2015003900 ISBN:978-1-138-80555-2(hbk) ISBN:978-1-315-75232-7(ebk) TypesetinBaskervilleby FishBooksLtd. Contents Acknowledgements vii Listofabbreviations ix Foreword xiii 1 Migrantrightsatwork 1 2 Inclusionandprecariousness 16 PARTI Temporarymigrantlabour 47 3 Keepingupthe‘Australianstandard’:theregulation oftemporarymigrantworkersinAustralia 49 4 Workerprotectionforwhichworkers?:successivereforms tothetemporaryskilled457visaprogramme 107 PARTII Unauthorisedmigrantlabour 147 5 Howimmigrationcontrolsproduceunauthorised migrantworkers 149 6 Ajurisprudenceofunauthorisedwork 167 7 Employersanctionsagainstunauthorisedworkers 196 vi Contents PARTIII Forcedmigrantlabour 223 8 Workingwithcoercion:labourtraffickinginAustralia 225 9 Gettingourprioritiesstraight:connectingforced labourandlabour 259 10 Conclusion 286 Selectbibliography 297 Index 316 Acknowledgements Inpreparingthiswork,Ihavebeenfortunatetohavereceivedagreatdeal of warm counsel and encouragement. I would particularly like to thank colleagues at the Law Faculty, University of Technology, Sydney and Anti-Slavery Australia, who have created a stimulating work environment andimmeasurablyhelpedmedeepenmythinkingontheissuesaddressed in this book. I have benefited greatly from the knowledge and advice of othersinthefield,especiallyattheUniversityofSydney.Iamindebtedto Professors Mary Crock and Ron McCallum who have shared their wide- ranging academic knowledge and advice, and Professor Terry Carney for his unwavering wisdom, guidance and support. I am especially grateful to Professors François Crépeau, Cathryn Costello and Rosemary Owens AO andDrJoannaHowewhoofferedgenerousandincisivefeedbackondrafts ofthiswork. Sincerethanksarealsoduetothosewhohavegivenshapetothisbookin itsfinalform.TheeditorialteamatRoutledgehasbeenextremelysupport- iveandapleasuretoworkwith,especiallyMarkSapwell,AnnabelleHarris, KarlHarrington,DamianPenfoldandAbigailPukaniuk.ThankyouGlenda Brownefortheindex.IalsothankDouglasMcDonald,CostaAvgoustinos, FreyaNewmanandKatiePoidomanifortheirexemplaryeditingassistance. MysonLouwasbornasIwasfinishingthisbook,bringingsparklingjoy and inspiring me to stay attuned to what is most important. My deepest thanks go to my parents, Carol and Tony Berg, my friends and Annie for theirunstintingsupportandforkeepingme(relatively)sanethroughthis journey. I will also always be tremendously grateful to the many migrant workers who have shared their difficult experiences living and working in thiscountry.Theirresilienceanddeterminationhasguidedthiswork. This page intentionally left blank Abbreviations ACT AustralianCapitalTerritory ACTU AustralianCouncilofTradeUnions AFL-CIO AmericanFederationofLaborandCongress ofIndustrialOrganizations AFP AustralianFederalPolice AGD AustralianCommonwealthAttorney-General’s Department AIC AustralianInstituteofCriminology ALP AustralianLaborParty ANAO AustralianNationalAuditOffice ASCO AustralianStandardClassificationof Occupations AWA AustralianWorkplaceAgreement BVE subclass050BridgingvisaE BVF subclass060BridgingvisaF CDPP AustralianCommonwealthDirectorofPublic Prosecutions CFMEU ConstructionForestryMiningandEnergy Union CJSV subclass951CriminalJusticeStayvisa CLR CommonwealthLawReports CriminalCode CriminalCode1995(Cth) CSOL ConsolidatedSponsoredOccupationList Cth CommonwealthofAustralia DCNSW DistrictCourtofNewSouthWales DEEWR AustralianDepartmentofEducation, EmploymentandWorkplaceRelations DEWR AustralianDepartmentofEmploymentand WorkplaceRelations DIAC AustralianDepartmentofImmigrationand Citizenship DIEA AustralianDepartmentofImmigrationand EthnicAffairs
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