UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND PANDEMIC: MORAL AND LEGAL DEMANDS FOR THE REPOLITICIZATION OF BORDERS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2020.i02.11

Keywords:

Immigrant workers; Undocumented; Repoliticization; Borders; Human dignity

Abstract

This text deals with the violation of the rights of undocumented immigrant workers by restrictive immigration policies. The vulnerability of this group increases in the current context of pandemic and economic crisis. It casts a criticism of the prevalence of those policies guided by the market expansion, restricting rights and intensifying inequalities. The primacy of rights goes through the repoliticization of the borders that respond to moral and legal demands regarding human beings. This repoliticization depends on the strengthening of the union organization, incorporating the undocumented immigrant workers’ fight.

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Ricardo José Macedo de Britto Pereira, UDF University (Brasilia, Brazil)

Associate Professor of the Master in Relations, Social and Labor Rights. Federal District University Center - UDF - Brazil

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Published

2020-12-29

How to Cite

Macedo de Britto Pereira, R. J. (2020). UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND PANDEMIC: MORAL AND LEGAL DEMANDS FOR THE REPOLITICIZATION OF BORDERS. E-International Review on Social Protection, 5(2), 223–263. https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2020.i02.11

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DOCTRINAL ARTICLES
Received 2020-10-13
Accepted 2020-12-15
Published 2020-12-29
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