Global–regional interaction to extend access to social protection for migrant workers

Insights from Asean and Mercosur

Bibliographic Data

ID9971918
AuthorsElisa Fornalé (0000-0002-8127-7487, World Trade Institute University of Bern Switzerland, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume70
Issue3
Pages31-52
Publication date2017-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Security Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/issr.12140
OpenAlexW2765947827
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

Universal access to social protection for migrant workers is emerging as a problematic issue in the implementation of free movement regimes at a regional level. This article focuses on the concept of regional governance as a possible mechanism to address the unsolved challenges of social security regimes to extend coverage. To this end, the article looks at current legal developments in two regional projects (ASEAN and MERCOSUR) to identify a creative approach to strengthen the development of national floors of social protection. The interest of using these case studies lies in exploring whether the regional integration process can play a major role in the progressive extension of social protection rights to migrant workers by facilitating the adoption of social security agreements

Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · International trade · Migrant workers · Political science · Process (computing · Regional Integration · Social protection · Social security · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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