Thailand's Hidden Workforce

Burmese Migrant Women Factory Workers

AvRuth Pearson,Kyoko Kusakabe

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Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce.Un-documented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate 'disposable' labour force, enduring gruelling working conditions and much aggression from the Thai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy rarely witnessed by Western observers.Based on unique empirical research, it provides the reader with 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-06-14
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781848139879
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:Asian Arguments

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Ruth Pearson is Professor of International Development at the University of Leeds, UK.Kyoko Kusakabe is Associate Professor of Gender and Development Studies in the School of Environment, Resources and Development at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

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The authors give a voice to a part of Thailand's workforce invisible to many Thais, and to consumers across Asia and around the world who buy the cheap goods they produce. That voice is authentic, and paired with sound analysis of the issues raised.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Thailand's Hidden Workforce: Burmese Women Factory Workers2. Thailand's Industrialisation and Labour Migration Policies3. Burmese Women Migrant Workers in Thailand's Export Industries4. Migrant Women in Thailand's Factories: Working Conditions, Struggles and Experiences5. Burmese Migrant Women and Families in Thailand: Reproduction, Children and Care6. After the Crisis: New Struggles and Possibilities7. Burmese Migrant Workers Between Two WorldsAppendicesNotesReferences