Harvesting precarity
The regimes governing migrant labor in Türkiye’s agricultural sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11147201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saniye Dedeoğlu (0000-0003-2174-3076, Muğla University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 704-724 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01171968241228877 |
| OpenAlex | W4392730419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 26 |
Migrant labor is widely used in agricultural production in many parts of Türkiye especially during the harvesting season. This article explores the precaritization process of seasonal agricultural labor markets in Türkiye by highlighting how three regimes—migration management, labor bonding and recruitment—work simultaneously to regulate migrant labor supply. By attracting vulnerable and cheap labor of Syrian, Azeri and Georgian workers, the Turkish agricultural sector has extended its reach to the most disadvantaged groups and intensified the precaritization of the labor force. Based on empirical findings from previous fieldworks conducted between 2015 and 2019 in various agricultural sites throughout Türkiye, this paper argues that precaritization is not only a result of working conditions and job characteristics in the agricultural sector but also a consequence of these three regimes working harmoniously as they generate competition among different worker groups for existing jobs. While migration regime and restrictions on migrant labor determine migrant and refugee labor’s living and working conditions, intermediaries and ethnic ties also facilitate the integration of precarious labor into seasonal wage work. The paper provides valuable insights into the dynamics of labor exploitation in the agricultural sector in Türkiye and the need for regulatory mechanisms that protect the rights of seasonal agricultural workers
Agriculture · Business · Economics · Geography · Labor relations · Labour economics · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Tarımda Göçmen İşçiler ve Özgür Olmayan Emeğin Üretimi
Pandemic to deportations
Condiciones de empleo y vulnerabilidad laboral de los trabajadores migrantes agrícolas en España
Sweatshops at work? An exploration through bibliometric analysis
Are Refugee Workers ‘Peers’, ‘Competitors’, or Both? Socioeconomic Justifications of Boundary Work Through the Lens of Native Employees
Permanently temporary
From home to farm
How Turkey has governed Syrian refugees over a decade
Border as Method, or, the Multiplication of Labor
The Precariat
The impact of Syrian refugees on natives’ labor market outcomes in Turkey
Managing the margins
‘Labour Chains’
Embodiment of space and labor
The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market
Precarity
Caught in the Work–Citizenship Matrix
The governance of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Migration and Agriculture
Syrian Refugees as Seasonal Migrant Workers
Hyper-precarious lives
Contemporary Immigration
Migration, Precarization and the Democratic Deficit in Global Governance
Migration and Work in the United Kingdom
A Place and Space for a Critical Geography of Precarity
Social Networks of Refugees in the United Kingdom
Cultivating Precarisation
Precariat - What it Is and Isn't - Towards an Understanding of What it Does
Agrarian Change under Globalization
Neo-Liberal Transformation of Turkish Agriculture
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |