In the final episode of Season Two, hosts Dr Sara Black and Dr Pippa Sterk speak with Dr Panos Theodoropoulos about his upcoming book 'The Precarious Migrant Worker,' which explores how migrant workers come to internalise precarity in the UK’s low-wage economy.

Drawing from his own experience working in factories, warehouses and restaurant kitchens, Panos blends theory with vivid ethnography to unpack why precarious migrant workers are so difficult to organise—and what’s at stake when labour is tied to migration status.

The conversation explores the tension between being seen as either a ‘thief’ or a ‘cash cow’, and how migrant workers are often labelled as these metaphors. Together, the hosts and guest reflect on the institutional forces that shape working lives, the costs of resistance, and the power of telling stories from inside the system.

The Precarious Migrant Worker by Dr Panos Theodoropoulos will be released in Spring 2025

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