Chapter 2 WeChat as migration infrastructure
The case of Chinese-Russian precarious labour markets
Language
EnglishAbstract
This chapter focuses on one Russian province, the Irkutsk Oblast, which due to its location has become a trans-shipment point for legal and illegal migration of the Chinese, as well as a place of their settling, permanent residence and business activities. It asks how new social networks, namely WeChat, help to attract Chinese workers. Using the concept of migration infrastructure, the chapter accounts for the features of the WeChat social organisation, which prevents the political/social integration of the diaspora in general, but strengthens informal practices and, most importantly, 'containerises' the flow of Chinese labour.
Keywords
Migration; labour market; Russia; ChinaDOI
10.4324/9781003154754-4ISBN
9780367724276, 9780367724306, 9781003154754Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2022Grantor
Imprint
RoutledgeClassification
Industrial arbitration and negotiation
Migration, immigration and emigration
Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples