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Borras SM, Franco JC, Ra D, et al. Rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar, Covid-19, and agrarian movements. Agric Human Values. 2021;1-24doi: 10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6.
Borras, S. M., Franco, J. C., Ra, D., Kramer, T., Kamoon, M., Phyu, P., Ju, K. K., Vervest, P., Oo, M., Shell, K. Y., Soe, T. M., Dau, Z., Phyu, M., Poine, M. S., Jumper, M. P., Mon, N. S., Oo, K., Thu, K., Khine, N. K., Naing, T. T., Papa, N., Htwe, L. H., Reang, L. H., Jay, L. P., Jai, N. S., Xu, Y., Wang, C., & Ye, J. (2021). Rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar, Covid-19, and agrarian movements. Agriculture and human values, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6
Borras, Saturnino M, et al. "Rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar, Covid-19, and agrarian movements." Agriculture and human values vol. (2021): 1-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6
Borras SM, Franco JC, Ra D, Kramer T, Kamoon M, Phyu P, Ju KK, Vervest P, Oo M, Shell KY, Soe TM, Dau Z, Phyu M, Poine MS, Jumper MP, Mon NS, Oo K, Thu K, Khine NK, Naing TT, Papa N, Htwe LH, Reang LH, Jay LP, Jai NS, Xu Y, Wang C, Ye J. Rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar, Covid-19, and agrarian movements. Agric Human Values. 2021 Sep 03;1-24. doi: 10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6. Epub 2021 Sep 03. PMID: 34511717; PMCID: PMC8415701.
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Agric Human Values. 2021 Sep 03;1-24. doi: 10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6. Epub 2021 Sep 03.

Rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar, Covid-19, and agrarian movements.

Agriculture and human values

Saturnino M Borras, Jennifer C Franco, Doi Ra, Tom Kramer, Mi Kamoon, Phwe Phyu, Khu Khu Ju, Pietje Vervest, Mary Oo, Kyar Yin Shell, Thu Maung Soe, Ze Dau, Mi Phyu, Mi Saryar Poine, Mi Pakao Jumper, Nai Sawor Mon, Khun Oo, Kyaw Thu, Nwet Kay Khine, Tun Tun Naing, Nila Papa, Lway Htwe Htwe, Lway Hlar Reang, Lway Poe Jay, Naw Seng Jai, Yunan Xu, Chunyu Wang, Jingzhong Ye

Affiliations

  1. International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Korternaerkade 12, 2518 AX The Hague, The Netherlands.
  2. Transnational Institute (TNI), De Wittenstraat 25, 1052 AK Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  3. College of Humanities and Development Studies (COHD) of China Agricultural University, No. 2 West Yuanmingyuan Road, Haidan District, Beijing, 100193 People's Republic of China.
  4. Justice Society, Northern Shan State, Myanmar.
  5. Lahu Development Network, Eastern Shan State, Myanmar.
  6. Metta Development Foundation, Pegu, Myanmar.
  7. Mon Area Community Development Organization, Mon State, Myanmar.
  8. Mon Women Organization, Mon State, Myanmar.
  9. Mon Youth Progressive Organization, Mon State, Myanmar.
  10. Mon Region Land Policy Affair Committee, Mon State, Myanmar.
  11. Pa-O Youth Organization, Southern Shan State, Myanmar.
  12. Paung Ku, Yangon, Myanmar.
  13. Ta'ang Students and Youth Organization, Northern Shan State, Myanmar.
  14. Tai Youth Network, Northern Shan State, Myanmar.

PMID: 34511717 PMCID: PMC8415701 DOI: 10.1007/s10460-021-10262-6

Abstract

This paper examines the situation of rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers from Myanmar during the Covid-19 pandemic. It looks at the circumstances of the migrants prior to the global health emergency, before exploring possibilities for a post-pandemic future for this stratum of the working people by raising critical questions addressed to agrarian movements. It does this by focusing on the nature and dynamics of the nexus of land and labour in the context of production and social reproduction, a view that in the context of rurally rooted cross-border migrant workers necessarily requires interrelated perspectives on labour, agrarian, and food justice struggles. This requires a rethinking of the role of land, not as a factor in either production or social reproduction, but as a central component in both spheres simultaneously. The question is not 'whether' it is necessary and desirable to forge multi-class coalitions and struggles against external capital, while not losing sight of the exploitative relations within rural communities and the household; rather, the question is 'how' to achieve this. It will require a messy recursive process, going back and forth between theoretical exploration and practical politics.

© The Author(s) 2021.

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic; Farmworkers; Food sovereignty; Migrant workers; Myanmar

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