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Solidarity in Conflict - Organised non-EEA workers, trade unions and labour rights within the Swedish wild berry industry

Nygren Laestander, Tilly LU (2021) SGED10 20211
Human Geography
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
Every year, around 3000-6000 mainly low-income farmers, travel from Northeastern Thailand in search for wild berries in the rural parts of Northern Sweden. There has been a process of inclusion of these seasonal migrant workers into the Swedish labour market structure, since around the turn of the millennium. The aim of this study is to explore alternative answers as to why the formal inclusion process of these seasonal migrant workers has not provided sufficient outcome in relation to obtained labour rights, in terms of guaranteed income. The theoretical framework applied to the study is the space-class conflict, which is based on the expectation on standard of living of workers and their organisations and their will to preserve that... (More)
Every year, around 3000-6000 mainly low-income farmers, travel from Northeastern Thailand in search for wild berries in the rural parts of Northern Sweden. There has been a process of inclusion of these seasonal migrant workers into the Swedish labour market structure, since around the turn of the millennium. The aim of this study is to explore alternative answers as to why the formal inclusion process of these seasonal migrant workers has not provided sufficient outcome in relation to obtained labour rights, in terms of guaranteed income. The theoretical framework applied to the study is the space-class conflict, which is based on the expectation on standard of living of workers and their organisations and their will to preserve that standard of living within the constraints and preservation of the current global uneven socio-economic development. The data of the study consists of semi-structured interviews, documents, and secondary data. The result of this study shows that the main space-class conflict lies between the responsible actor’s solidarity actions, and the requirement of membership. This conflict is, partly, what lies in the way of obtaining labour rights beyond the Swedish borders. (Less)
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author
Nygren Laestander, Tilly LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGED10 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Labour rights, Sweden, Thailand, Seasonal Migrant Workers, Trade Unions
language
English
id
9064853
date added to LUP
2021-09-16 10:55:38
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2021-09-16 10:55:38
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  abstract     = {{Every year, around 3000-6000 mainly low-income farmers, travel from Northeastern Thailand in search for wild berries in the rural parts of Northern Sweden. There has been a process of inclusion of these seasonal migrant workers into the Swedish labour market structure, since around the turn of the millennium. The aim of this study is to explore alternative answers as to why the formal inclusion process of these seasonal migrant workers has not provided sufficient outcome in relation to obtained labour rights, in terms of guaranteed income. The theoretical framework applied to the study is the space-class conflict, which is based on the expectation on standard of living of workers and their organisations and their will to preserve that standard of living within the constraints and preservation of the current global uneven socio-economic development. The data of the study consists of semi-structured interviews, documents, and secondary data. The result of this study shows that the main space-class conflict lies between the responsible actor’s solidarity actions, and the requirement of membership. This conflict is, partly, what lies in the way of obtaining labour rights beyond the Swedish borders.}},
  author       = {{Nygren Laestander, Tilly}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Solidarity in Conflict - Organised non-EEA workers, trade unions and labour rights within the Swedish wild berry industry}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}