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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348224403321

Titolo

Transnational migration and work in Asia / / edited by Kevin Hewison and Ken Young

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-20408-6

1-134-20409-4

1-280-40037-4

9786610400379

0-203-02908-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Routledge/City University of Hong Kong Southeast Asian studies ; ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

HewisonKevin

YoungKen <1942->

Disciplina

331.5/44/095

331.544095

Soggetti

Foreign workers, Asian

Transnationalism

Electronic books.

Asia Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Ackowledgements; 1. Introduction: Globalization and Migrnt Workers in Asia; 2. Globalization and the changing management of migrating service workers in the Asia-Pacific; 3. The country and the cities; 4. Lao migrant workers in Thailand; 5. Positioning the product; 6. Thai workers in Hong Kong; 7. Building Hong Kong; 8. Filipino nightclub hostesses in Hong Kong; 9. Migrant workers in Macao; 10. Exploitation in global supply chains; 11. From wage labourers to investors?

12. Trading labour-trading rightsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the issues associated with migrating for work both in and from the Asian region, this book sheds light on the debate over migration and trafficking. With contributions from an international



team of well-known scholars, the book sets labour migration firmly within the context of globalization, providing a focused, contemporary discussion of what is undoubtedly a major twenty-first century concern.Transnational Migration and Work in Asia analyzes workers motivations and rationalities, highlighting the similarities of migration experiences throughout Asia. Pr