The difference gender makes: State policy and contract migrant workers in Singapore

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 75-98

  Huang, Shirlena ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MIGRATION; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0042074620     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680301200104     Document Type: Article

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