Female migration and trafficking in women: The Indonesian context

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Surtees, Rebecca ^a  

^a International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Domestic worker; Exploitation; Violation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; FORCED MIGRATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0141795340     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 02122448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10116370030463016     Document Type: Article

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