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Martin,Philip,
Andrew Mason, and
Toshikazu Nagayama,
Nihon University
"Introduction," Vol. 5,
No. 2-3, Pp.163-173,
1996
Miller, Mark
J. and Philip L. Martin
"Prospects for
Cooperative Management
of International
Migration in the 21st
Century,"Vol. 5, No.
2-3, Pp.175-199, 1996
This
essay attempts, first,
to identify patterns and
trends from an overview
of the modern history of
international migration.
It examines, then,
aspects of human agency
and macro-systemic
factors to sift for
clues as to the future
role of international
migration and prospects
for cooperation
management of it.
Finally, specific
features of the regional
migration system in Asia
are identified, which
will contribute to shape
the future course of
international migration.
Philip,
Martin
"Labor
Contractors: A
Conceptual Overview,"
Vol 5, No. 2-3,
Pp.201-218, 1996
The
purpose of this paper is
to provide an overview
of labor brokering or
contracting that helps
to explain why employers
turn to foreign workers
to fill certain vacant
jobs, and how the
presence of foreign
workers brought to a
country by labor
contractors can affect
the size and duration of
migration flows. The
major conclusion is that
East Asian policies that
aim to avoid the
settlement of unskilled
foreign workers also
make labor brokering a
prominent feature of
labor migration and
migrant labor markets in
the region.
Okunishi,
Yoshio
"Labor
Contracting
inInternational
Migration: The Japanese
Case and Implications
for Asia," Vol. 5, No.
2-3, Pp.219-240, 1996
Labor
contracting in Japan is
under relatively strict
regulations which comply
with some key ILO
conventions. However,
the applicability to
labor contracting
from/to overseas is
limited. Many foreign
workers coming to Japan
use foreign or Japanese
intermediaries whose
activities are illegal.
But the specifics differ
appreciably according to
the types of migrants.
The vulnerability of
migrants seems to be
affected by several
factors such as: the
income disparity between
their home country and
the destination country,
the costs of migrating,
their work status, and
the costs of job search
and the extent of
voluntary labor turnover
in the destination
country. In this regard,
conditions in Asia may
make for vulnerable
migrants and profitable
brokers.
Nagayama,
Toshikazu
"Foreign Workers
Recruiting Policies in
Japan," Vol. 5, No. 2-3,
Pp. 241-264, 1996
This
article presents the
basic characteristics of
the foreign workers
recruiting policy in
Japan, which consists on
barring entry to
unskilled workers, and
confronts it with the
actual tolerance for a
large number of illegal
unskilled workers. After
a historical overview of
the reasons for the
current policy, the
article examines
elements which reveal
that a seclusionist
policy is based on
mistaken assumptions and
reviews policy options
to deal with the issue
of illegal migration.
Kang, Su Dol
"Typology and Conditions
of Migrant Workers in
South Korea," Vol. 5,
No. 2-3, Pp. 265-279,
1996
After
presenting the three
major types of migrant
workers currently in
South Korea —
professional employees,
technical trainees and
illegal workers — this
article examines the
role of contractors and
other middlemen to
expose the possibility
for 'intermediary
exploitation.' The
results of such
exploitation are
illustrated in the
living and working
conditions of foreign
workers.
Lee, Joseph
S. and Su-Wan Wang
"Recruiting and Managing
of Foreign Workers in
Taiwan," Vol. 5, No.
2-3, Pp. 281-301, 1996
The first
part of this article
reviews the reasons for
a labor migration policy
in Taiwan and the
characteristics of
foreign workers
currently employed in
the country. The second
part examines the
procedures and practices
for recruiting and
managing labor migrants
and explores the reasons
for the biggest issue in
the Taiwanese labor
migration policy: the
runaway foreign workers.
Admitting that illegal
migration cannot be
controlled, the paper
recommends to limit
employment of migrants
only where it is
absolutely necessary.
Kim, Won Bae
"Economic
Interdependence and
Migration Dynamics in
Asia," Vol. 5, No. 2-3,
Pp.303-317, 1996
This
paper searches first for
alternative explanations
about migration dynamics
and, in particular, the
migration transition in
Asian countries. It
raises the question
whether increasing
economic interdependence
will increase labor
mobility and attempts to
explain the association
between them with a
simple model. Countries
in the region are
divided in three groups
with regard to
international labor
migration: transitional,
non-transitional
exporters, and
non-transitional
importers. Increasing
economic integration
will lead to migration
transition for many
Asian countries, but
with uncertainties
concerning in particular
China and South Asia.
Lim, Lin Lean
"The
Migration Transition in
Malaysia," Vol. 5, No.
2-3, Pp. 319-337, 1996
Exploring
the unique experience of
migration transition in
Malaysia, this paper
identifies the turning
points in relation to
the level and nature of
economic and labor
market developments in
Malaysia. Examining the
development dynamics
that mark the passage
from exporting labor to
depending on foreign
labor, the paper
concludes that such
dynamics are influenced
not only by economic but
also sociocultural,
demographic and policy
factors. Several lessons
from the Malaysian
experience are drawn at
the end to be utilized
by other countries that
still have to reach the
turning points of the
migration transition.
Amjad, Rashid
"Philippines and
Indonesia: On the Way to
a Migration Transition,"
Vol. 5, No. 2-3, Pp.
339-366, 1996
This
paper, in a comparative
analysis of the
Philippines and
Indonesia, examines
first under what
conditions can migration
favorably contribute to
the process of economic
development and then to
what extent can economic
growth impact upon
reducing emigration
pressures in these labor
surplus economies. The
paper also argues that
there is still
considerable scope for
putting in place and
agreed set of rules and
policies to ensure
better protection for
the more vulnerable
migrants. |
