Trade in Domestic Workers

Causes, Mechanisms and Consequences of International Migration

AvNoeleen Heyzer,Geertje Lycklama a'Nieholt

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

This book is about influencing, shaping and designing policies and programmes that affect the international migration and employment of foreign women domestic workers. It provides an overview and synthesis of the causes, mechanisms and consequences of the trade in domestic workers. It also traces the full cycle of international migration, examining both ends of the migration process, from sending to receiving countries.This book is intended as a contribution to the shaping and designing of policies and programmes that would improve the situation of women workers in international migration. It will thus be of use to policy makers, researchers, community and women's groups, international agencies and migrant workers themselves.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-01-01
Mått:178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:492 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781856492867

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Noeleen Heyzer co-ordinates the Gender and Development Programme at the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur.Geertje Lycklama á Nijeholt is professor of women and development studies at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Nedra Weerakoon is a research fellow with the Gender and Development Programme at the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: International Migration and Socio-economic Impact1. The Changing International Division of Labour and Domestic Workers: A Macro Overview - Geertje Lycklama á Nijeholt2. Domestic Workers in Transient Overseas Employment: Who Benefits, Who Profits? - Noeleen Heyzer and Vivienne Wee3. The Socio-economic Impact of Domestic Worker Migration: Individual, Family, Community, Country - Patricia LicuananPart II: Labour Policies, Mechanisms of Recruitment and Re-Integration4. A Review of Migration and Labour Policies - Rita Raj-Hashim5. Overview of Mechanisms of Migration6. Issues of Re-Integration - Josefa FranciscoPart III: Worker Protection and Labour Legislation of Receiving Countries/Sending Countries with Special Reference to Foreign Domestic Workers7. International Labour Standards for Migrant Workers - Alcestis Abrera-Mangahas8. Legal and Organizational Support Mechanisms for Foreign Domestic Workers - Mary Lou Alcid9. Worker Protection and Labour Legislation with Special Reference to Foreign Domestic Workers - Savitri GoonesekerePart IV: Interventions and Action10. Future Interventions and Action: An International Organization's Perspective - Patricia Weinert11. Future Interventions: The NGO Perspective - Hameeda HossainPart V: Policy Interventions and Strategies12. Recommendations of the Regional Policy DialogueAppendiciesList of ParticipantsList of ContributorsModel Employment Contract