Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain

This case study is a detailed description of the experience of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Bahrain, exploring the labour market exploitation after arriving in Bahrain and coping strategies. These migrants’ labour market experiences show contrasting and negative experiences after arriving at their...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Idrees, Eid, Iyad M. Y., Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
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spelling my.iium.irep.1053972023-07-10T01:15:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/105397/ Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Idrees Eid, Iyad M. Y. Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza HM Sociology This case study is a detailed description of the experience of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Bahrain, exploring the labour market exploitation after arriving in Bahrain and coping strategies. These migrants’ labour market experiences show contrasting and negative experiences after arriving at their destinations. The qualitative research method was utilised, drawing descriptive analysis (thematic analysis technique) of compiling data through semi- structured interviews. Thirty in-depth interviews with Sri Lankan migrant workers, who stayed with their families in Bahrain for more than six months, were conducted using a purposive sampling. The study has identified negative experiences of relationships with employers and co-workers in which migrants went through a range of exploitations. The study revealed that the power exercised by employers and co-workers was the prominent cause behind this exploitation. The findings have confirmed that the foremost goal of migration, earning through productive employment, has collapsed due to wage exploitation. Finally, the study highlights acceptance of exploitation as a coping strategy that the migrants had adopted to endure their exploitative labour market. The information explored on the exploitation of migrant workers in Bahrain enriches the literature with a new sociological and empirical study that provides new evidence about their severe challenges. IIUM Press 2023-06-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105397/7/105397_Coping%20with%20exploitative%20working.pdf Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Idrees and Eid, Iyad M. Y. and Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2023) Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 5 (1). pp. 1-17. E-ISSN 2682-8731 https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/274
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Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Idrees
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Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
description This case study is a detailed description of the experience of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Bahrain, exploring the labour market exploitation after arriving in Bahrain and coping strategies. These migrants’ labour market experiences show contrasting and negative experiences after arriving at their destinations. The qualitative research method was utilised, drawing descriptive analysis (thematic analysis technique) of compiling data through semi- structured interviews. Thirty in-depth interviews with Sri Lankan migrant workers, who stayed with their families in Bahrain for more than six months, were conducted using a purposive sampling. The study has identified negative experiences of relationships with employers and co-workers in which migrants went through a range of exploitations. The study revealed that the power exercised by employers and co-workers was the prominent cause behind this exploitation. The findings have confirmed that the foremost goal of migration, earning through productive employment, has collapsed due to wage exploitation. Finally, the study highlights acceptance of exploitation as a coping strategy that the migrants had adopted to endure their exploitative labour market. The information explored on the exploitation of migrant workers in Bahrain enriches the literature with a new sociological and empirical study that provides new evidence about their severe challenges.
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author Mohamed Aslam, Mohamed Idrees
Eid, Iyad M. Y.
Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
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title Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
title_short Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
title_full Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
title_fullStr Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
title_full_unstemmed Coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of Sri Lankan migrants in Bahrain
title_sort coping with exploitative working conditions: a case of sri lankan migrants in bahrain
publisher IIUM Press
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/105397/7/105397_Coping%20with%20exploitative%20working.pdf
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https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/274
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