Migration for Development: The contributions and Human Rights of Migrant Workers in South Africa
Migration for Development: The contributions and Human Rights of Migrant Workers in South Africa
- 주제(키워드) Migrant Workers in South Africa
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Watson
- 발행년도 2008
- 학위수여년월 2008.12
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 및 전공 국제대학원 NGO학과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000009903
- 본문언어 영어
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초록/요약
Development remains one of the most prominent issues on the global agenda since the second part of the 20th century. Improvements in communication and transport infrastructure in the past decades have facilitated the emergence of a new era in development, that of an increased rate of globalization. Globalization has thus accelerated in the past years as countries continue to make efforts to integrate their economies into the global economy, and adopt global approaches to finding solutions that affect mankind as a whole. The recent global approaches towards issues of climate change and environmental protection as well as the United Nations Millennium Development Goals are examples of these global efforts. With this new trend towards globalization has come the increasing awareness by people in all parts of the world of other cultures and ways of life. Economic globalization has also led to even more inequalities around the world, which together with other factors have set in motion an increased wave of international migrants from the less industrialized to more industrialized countries in search of better lives. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the areas most affected by international migration. International migration, within and out of the African continent has been on the rise in the past decades. This situation has posed enormous challenges to the governments of African countries, most of whom do not have well drafted migration policies. While there has been an acknowledgement of the contributions of migrant workers both to host and home countries and increasing emphasis laid on migration and development as closely related concepts, the human rights of migrant workers around the world have not received sufficient attention. Migrant workers, especially undocumented migrant workers have continued to be victims of abuse and discriminatory policies in both developing and developed countries. This study takes a look at the contributions of migrant workers in both the host and home countries, and takes a step forward to look at the relationship between globalization and the protection or respect of the rights of migrant workers. The study concludes that while globalization has triggered an increase in international migration, it has also led to an increased violation of migrant workers rights in the specific case of South Africa. The recommendations emphasize among other measures the role of the civil society in educating the public opinion on the contributions and human rights of migrant workers.
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ABSTRACT 6
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 8
1.1 INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 8
1.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SUB-SAHARANAFRICA. 12
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE TOPIC 15
1.4 HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS 15
1.5 AIMS OF THE STUDY 16
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 16
CHAPTER ONE 17
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW 17
SOME CRITICISMS OF THE DEPENDENCY THEORY 27
CHAPTER TWO 31
BACKGROUND ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 31
2.1- INTRODUCTION 31
2.2- EUROPEAN INFLUENCE AND THE SLAVE TRADE ERA 33
2.3- THE COLONIAL ERA 34
2.4- THE POST INDEPENDENCE ERA 36
2.5- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA 38
2.5-1 The Debt Crisis 38
2.5-2 War and Conflict 39
2.5-3 HIV AIDS AND OTHER DISEASES 40
2.5-4 Food Crisis and Environmental Degradation in 41
Sub-Saharan Africa 41
2.6 MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 42
2.7 BRIEF BACKGROUND ON SOUTH AFRICA 43
CHAPTER THREE 46
3.1- INTRODUCTION 46
3.2- IMPACT OF MIGRATION TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 47
3.3- IMPACT OF MIGRATION TO THE HOST COUNTRY 51
3.4- RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS: DRAIN OR GAIN? 53
3.5- HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS; ZOOMING IN ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN INCIDENTS 54
3.5-1 Immigration trends 54
3.5-2 MAY 2008 RIOTS 56
CHAPTER FOUR 65
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 65
REFERENCES 73
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LIST OF FIGURES
Fig 1.1 A System Framework of International Migration (Kritz and Zlotnik, 1992 3
Fig 2.1 Map of Sub-Saharan Africa 24
Fig 3.1 Build up to May Riots in South Africa 48
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3-1 Remittances Flow in Sub-Saharan Africa 41
Table 3-2 South African GDP 1994 55
