International Migration, Domestic Work, and Care Work: Undocumented Latina Migrants in Israel

Gender and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 727-749

  Raijman, Rebeca ^a   Schammah Gesser, Silvina ^b   Kemp, Adriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Domestic work; Globalization; Labor migration; Latinas; Transnational motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141707749     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243203255762     Document Type: Review

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