I fully agree with you and extend my support for any collective response /
action. While we raise our voice against casualization of labour in
academic institutions, let's us also take into account the plight of thosee
who work outside the academic and research institutions.
In solidarity,
Urfat Anjem Mir, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Studies
Ambedkar University Delhi
Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate
Delhi-110006, INDIA
Regional Secretary (North)
Society for Indian Medical Anthropology
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Dear Paddy, ELa, Mariya and others
We could not agree more with your important views - this is indeed a
worrying precedent, a new low, and it screams for a collective response!
Allegralaboratory.net would be honoured to assume an active role in the
planning of such a letter and do what we could to contribute to it’s
visibility - we actually already agreed with Mariya that she would write a
post on this issue for the website.
Looking forward for more brainstorming & ACTION!
Miia Halme-Tuomisaari, Director of Things, Allegra Lab
things(at)allegralaboratory.net
On 12 Nov 2014, at 23:24, Patrick Bresnihan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> yes, thanks mariya for writing that important response and setting off
this
> thread. infuriating *and* worrying is what I am left feeling. while
> conditions here in ireland, and the UK, have been worsening for some time
> in terms of the casualization of work for third level researchers and
> teachers the term 'casual researcher' (and the terms being offered) must
> break new ground. if this is setting a new precedent then we need to speak
> out against it - otherwise in no time 'casual researcher' will be a term
we
> will all be familiar with.
> following up on the idea of a letter could we (to begin with) write
> something that identifies the disgraceful way in which COMPAS (and
Oxford?)
> are proposing to exploit researchers (along the lines of what you wrote
> Mariya) and call on them to remove the term 'casual researcher', offer it
> as a postgraduate or postdoctoral position and review the pay/conditions.
> we could get signatures from academics in the UK (including permanent
> staff) and submit it to the Guardian or other newspapers? i am a little at
> a loss because i'm not based in the UK (is anyone on this list and aware
of
> groups who might take up this issue?) but I could certainly help word the
> letter (perhaps with Mariya), collect signatures and submit it to the
> newspaper.
>
> paddy
>
> On 12 November 2014 21:39, Ela Drazkiewicz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Just did some math, based on the advert:
>> 60 interviews with migrants +24 with employers = 84 to be done in 12
weeks
>> 84 * 18h = 1512h (COMPAS estimates that one interview = 18h work)
>> 1512 h /12 weeks = 126h work-week!!
>> 1512* 12.32=18627GBP for a 12 weeks of crazy work with no credential
which
>> they could simply pay for some post-doc/PhD decent year of work which
would
>> be more beneficial to both "casual researcher" and the research itself.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> ELa
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12 November 2014 14:29, Gil Middleton <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> COMPAS is looking to recruit a minimum of five casual researchers to
>> carry
>>> out in-depth interviews with irregular migrants from various ethnic
>>> backgrounds (Australian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Ukrainian, and Turkish)
as
>>> well as with relevant employers in three different locations in England
>>> (London, probably Hertfordshire, and another city, exact locations to be
>>> confirmed). These interviews are to be conducted as part of a three-year
>>> ESRC-funded project called 'Does Immigration Enforcement Matter (DIEM)?'
>>>
>>> The overarching theme of the study is to examine the impact of
>>> increasingly rigid legislation and robust enforcement measures on
>> irregular
>>> migration. It aims to find out if and how irregular immigrants navigate
>>> controls; to investigate the interaction between irregular immigrants'
>>> strategies, employer practices and enforcement measures; to show how
>>> enforcement measures are perceived by immigrant communities; to explore
>> the
>>> impact of enforcement on irregular migrants' access to fundamental
>> rights;
>>> and to understand the political, practical and ethical limits to law
>>> enforcement in order to highlight its impact and effectiveness.
>>>
>>> Candidates should have excellent communication and interviewing skills
>> and
>>> an ability to work independently to deliver results.
>>>
>>> Deadline for applications will be the 19th November 2014 at 12 noon UK
>>> time.
>>>
>>> Full details attached.
>>>
>>>
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