2011

NALHC 2011 Labor Movement, Movement of Labor

    October 20-22, 2011

Current debates over work opportunities, workers rights and organization of labor involve the issue of migrant labor.  Immigrants perform needed work, often providing valuable services but also taking jobs away from native workers.  While the status of Mexicans in the United States, Turks in Germany and North Africans in France dominated recent headlines, the problems and opportunities presented by the movement of workers have also been part of past societies.  The United States has a robust history of both welcoming and reviling newcomers; European societies have reluctantly allowed workers to enter their societies in order to alleviate labor shortages; Asian cultures continue to grapple with how to deal with outsiders.  The committee seeks papers that explore the issue of migrating workers, and the changes that accompany a mobile workforce, both in contemporary and past societies .

For the full Call for Papers for the 2011 NALHC, click here.