An emerging 'camp labour regime': refugees' labour between production and reproduction.

Using Italy as a case study, this paper extends the debate on refugees' differential inclusion in the European labour market by considering their spaces for living and social reproduction. Departing from the notion of 'labour regime' and the definition of a Dormitory Labour Regime, the paper argues...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 19; pp. 5098 - 5117
Main Authors: Piro, Valeria, Peruzzi, Giulia
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
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        affil: Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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        Refugees
        Social reproduction
        Wage decreases
        Concentration camps
        Contingent employment
        Labor supply
        Economic activity
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        Camp labour regime
        differential inclusion
        dormitory labour regimes
        refugee labour
        social reproduction
      ab: Using Italy as a case study, this paper extends the debate on refugees' differential inclusion in the European labour market by considering their spaces for living and social reproduction. Departing from the notion of 'labour regime' and the definition of a Dormitory Labour Regime, the paper argues that we are assisting in the emergence of a Camp Labour Regime – a situation in which the form of accommodation (i.e. refugee reception facilities) plays a pivotal role in the organisation of production, representing a nodal point to foster labour concentration, wage reduction and labour intensification, thereby 'fashioning' refugee labour as both cheap and flexible, although at the same time constituting spaces of opportunity for refugee workers. Therefore, the paper illustrates the role played by the three main actors – the state, the companies and the refugees themselves – in coproducing and partaking in this emerging Camp Labour Regime.
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