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Study on the construction of the human rights regime of international migration in EU and East Asia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17252008
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionHosei University (2006-2007)
Rikkyo University (2005)

Principal Investigator

MIYAJIMA Takashi  Hosei University, Graduate School of Sociology, Professor (60011300)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SAKUMA Kosei  Rikkyo University, College of Social Relations, Professor (80004117)
KAKU Yanchun  Rikkyo University, College of Economics, Professor (00233669)
OHASHI Kenichi  Rikkyou University, College of Tourism, Professor (70269281)
OGAWA Ariyoshi  Rikkyo University, College of Low, Professor (70241932)
TSUBOYA Mioko  Yokohama City University, International College of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor (80363795)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥19,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥6,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,560,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
KeywordsEU / East Asia / immigrants / human rights regime / free circulation of person / citizenship / enlargement of EU / civil activities / 外国人労働者 / アジア人女性 / 東方拡大 / NGO / 市民的活動 / 人権 / 人の移動 / ESOL / 家事労働者 / 中国 / フィリピン / アジア / 女性移動者 / 人の移動の自由 / シンガポール / 台湾
Research Abstract

Our studies tried to compare the international migration politics of EU and those of East Asia from the viewpoint of human rights and clarify the differences and their problems. In recent years, the number of influx of foreign workers and brides increased considerably in Japan and Korea as well as in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. However, differing from the EU countries, in these countries the term of stay of foreign workers is short, application of labor law is sometimes limited and particularly the female workers in domestic works and care giving remain in worse conditions. And in certain countries, for example in Singapore, foreign workers are not admitted neither to marry with a national nor to acquire the nationality, and are thus forbidden to access to the citizenship of their staying country. On the other, the massive entry of Chinese workers into Japan in the name of “trainees"(kenshusei) constitute a salient migratory movement in East Asia results in the formation of a cate … More gory of temporary workers working and living in worst conditions.
Our studies, based on the field work researches, pointed out the three major factors which define the problems mentioned above : 1) too pragmatic and“national interest oriented“immigration politics of these countries, 2) non participation into or negligence of international treaties on human rights and workers rights, 3) relative weakness of the civil activities for the human rights. In these points, Asian countries should and could learn from the immigration and integration politics of EU countries, such as the politics of free circulation of person, the guarantee of the rights of social protection and the easier access to the citizenship, etc. However, nowadays European countries themselves are weakening their human rights regime of immigration and integration in limiting, for example, the right of free movement of EU citizens after the enlargement of EU in 2004 and imposing more severe requirement of assimilation upon the immigrants demanding long stay. In this sense, EU is also faced with the problems concerning the reconstruction of its own human rights regime. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (3 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] フランスの移民規制と外国人労働者問題2007

    • Author(s)
      宮島 喬
    • Journal Title

      季刊労働法 219

      Pages: 41-51

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 東南アジアにおける女性労働者の移動と人権2006

    • Author(s)
      小ヶ谷 千穂
    • Journal Title

      平和・コミュニティ研究(立教大学平和・コミュニティ研究機構編集) 2号

      Pages: 76-86

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 統合ヨーロッパにおけるマイノリティ問題とコミュニティ形成2006

    • Author(s)
      宮島喬
    • Journal Title

      平和・コミュニティ研究(立教大学平和・コミュニティ研究機構編集) 2号

      Pages: 27-34

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 移動するアジア2007

    • Author(s)
      佐久間 孝正、郭 洋春, 他編
    • Total Pages
      297
    • Publisher
      明石書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Asia in Migration2007

    • Author(s)
      Sakuma Kosei, Kaku Yanchun, Hayashi Takafumi(eds.)
    • Total Pages
      297
    • Publisher
      Akashishouten
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 移動するアジア2007

    • Author(s)
      佐久間 孝正(共編著)
    • Total Pages
      297
    • Publisher
      明石書店
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 移民社会フランスの危機2006

    • Author(s)
      宮島喬
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      岩波書店
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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