Thailand's hidden workforce :: Burmese migrant women factory workers /

Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy Western observers rarely witness. Based on unique empirical research, it provides a gendered account of th...

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Hauptverfasser: Pearson, Ruth, 1945- (VerfasserIn), Kusakabe, Kyoko (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Asian arguments.
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Zusammenfassung:Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy Western observers rarely witness. Based on unique empirical research, it provides a gendered account of the role of women migrant workers in Thailand's factories and interrogates the ways in which they manage their families and their futures.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 205 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index.
ISBN:9781848139862
1848139861
9781848139879
184813987X
1280769203
9781280769207
9786613679970
6613679976