Cioce, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-1964-7862, Korczynski, M. and Pero, D. (2023) EXPRESS : The improvised language of solidarity : linguistic practices in the participatory labour-organizing processes of multi-ethnic migrant workers. Human Relations, 76 (12). pp. 1855-1880. ISSN 0018-7267
Abstract
There are considerable language barriers facing the potential collective labour organization of multi-ethnic migrant workers. From the research literature, we know little about linguistic practices that might overcome these barriers. Based on an ethnographic study of the participatory organizing of S.I. Cobas multi-ethnic migrant workers in the Italian logistics sector, we point to three linguistic practices that help overcome language barriers – translation, lingua franca and humour. We theorize these three linguistic practices as constituting an ‘improvised language of solidarity’. We argue that an improvised language of solidarity develops from, and can significantly support, participatory organizing.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | multi-ethnic migrant workers; migrant workers; language; solidarity; improvised language of solidarity; S.I. Cobas; participatory organizing; communities of struggle; Ethnography |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2022 10:06 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2024 14:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/00187267221119775 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190752 |