Gender and Labour Migration in Asia - Softcover

International Organization For Migration

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9290684534 ISBN 13: 9789290684534

Publisher: Intl Organization for Migration, 2009

Synopsis

Globally, the landscape of international migration has become increasingly diversified as a result of broader changes in the global economy in addition to policy shifts in recent years. Over the last 30 years, Asia has been a region of movement and migration whether first to the Gulf countries in the 1970s or to the booming Asian tiger economies in the late 1980s. However, what has developed especially since the 1990s has been a 'gendered migration process.' The increased visibility of women as labour migrants in the region has brought a number of economic and social issues to the forefront. Furthermore, the vulnerability of male migrants in terms of rights, access to services and the change in gender roles is another issue highlighted, yet under researched. Gender and Labour Migration in Asia, which contains country chapters on Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and China, aims to place gender on the labour migration and development agenda in Asia. Table of Contents : Foreword* Introduction* Overview* Sri Lanka* Bangladesh* Philippines* Thailand* Viet Nam* China* Conclusions* The International Organization for Migration (IOM) IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental body, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants

Edition details

• Publisher: Intl Organization for Migration
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9290684534
• ISBN 13: 9789290684534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 297