Visible bodies, invisible work: State practices toward migrant women domestic workers in Malaysia

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 49-74

  Chin, Christine B N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0042575659     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680301200103     Document Type: Article

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