#3390. Re-visiting the ‘black box’ of migration: state-intermediary co-production of regulatory spaces of labour migration

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Abstract:
A variety of intermediary actors, including recruitment and staffing agencies, multinational corporations and local brokers, shape labour migration. This research argues that in order to better understand the global circulation of labour it is necessary to explore the involvement of these actors in the production of the regulatory spaces through which migrant labour is brokered. The research shows that such interaction does not take place in an even landscape but, rather, that the ability of migration intermediaries to influence the regulation of migration lies in the capacity to form close relationships or establish a powerful presence. A focus on the dynamic co-production of regulatory spaces by intermediaries and state actors, in our view, offers a more nuanced account of how labour migration currently is brokered and regulated.
Keywords:
brokerage; migration governance; Migration intermediary; public–private relationships; regulatory space

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