Access to Labour and “Differential Inclusion” for Young Venezuelan Migrants in Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13054864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniela Célleri (0000-0002-0916-9588, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Inclusion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-2803 • E-ISSN: 2183-2803 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/si.7762 |
| OpenAlex | W4399975115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
Young migrants and refugees provide important inputs concerning production and social reproduction mechanisms (care work) that reproduce unequal but highly profitable patterns of accumulation around the world. The expansion of globalisation and neoliberalism has deepened such social dynamics, leading to a “multiplication of labour.” The diversification and heterogenization of migrant labour within neoliberal frameworks raise ethical and human rights concerns, including issues related to fair wages, working conditions, and access to social protections. After a neoliberal era in Latin America, the emergence of post‐development politics in the region led to increased efforts to address the needs of these populations. This article seeks to contribute to debates about “differential inclusion” in South–South migration and access to labour and social protection by analysing a specific case study of young Venezuelans, a recently growing phenomenon that has a great impact on the region. Ecuador is noteworthy because it hosts one of the largest populations of Venezuelan migrants and refugees and has adopted a human rights perspective in conjunction with public investments in social policy, health, and education. Despite efforts to legalize the work status of Venezuelan migrants, a more restrictive policy began to be implemented in 2019 that limited their access to formal labour and social protection. Within these complex dynamics of differential inclusion, instead of seeing these young migrants and refugees as victims, we analyse their resilience strategies of accessing social provisions while coping with informality and irregular status, as well as conditions of multiplication of labour. Using four real‐life stories as examples taken from a larger ethnographic study, we illustrate how dynamics of differential inclusion intersect with the gender, age, and legal status of young Venezuelans in Ecuador. The case studies are complemented with structural explanations from 6,000 household surveys collected between 2017 and 2020
Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Immigration and Intercultural Education
Structures of Access to Social Provision for Migrants
The Labour Market Effects of Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador
Working the Boundaries
A Discussion of Chain Referral As a Method of Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations
De la ciudadanía suramericana al humanitarismo
Sex on the move
Towards a typology of social protection for migrants and refugees in Latin America during the Covid-19 pandemic
Migrant deprivation, conditionality of legal status and the welfare state
Between liberal legislation and preventive political practice
Mapping the Margins
Differential inclusion of non-citizens in a universalistic welfare state
After citizenship
Imperialism and Marginality in Latin America
Exit, voice and access
Work-related Conditionality and the Access to Social Benefits of National Citizens, EU and Non-EU Citizens
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |