International conference of the Convergences Migrations Institute.
5 juin 2023 : Sessions en français/sessionsin French.
6 juin 2023 : Sessions in English, except thelas one/sessions en anglais sauf la dernière.
Presentation
The Covid-19 crisis has brought to light the centrality of work in international migration issues. In France, work is at the heart of the debates surrounding the new bill on immigration and integration. In the academic world, however, social sciences specializing in work and migration studies have not always converged. Recently, however, there has been a new vitality in work on the subject. Indeed, work is at the heart of major migratory movements and policies (agricultural workers, posted workers, the employment of asylum seekers, etc.), of an international and gendered division of labor ( care work and personal services, etc.). Work is also at the heart of social justice issues in contemporary societies, in that it structures many inequalities.
By taking migration and work as its theme, the Convergences Migrations Institute's 2023 international conference aims to offer an overview of current research that raises the question of work in the field of migration studies. The aim is to rethink the terms of a debate that is at once historical, epistemological and political. We'll be asking not only what migration does to work, but also what changes in the labor market do to migration. By bringing together disciplines, approaches and researchers from different countries, this international conference will provide an opportunity to take stock of contemporary work on the subject, which offers stimulating perspectives from both an empirical and methodological point of view.