Organising discontent: NGOs for southeast Asian migrant workers in Hong Kong

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 478-510

  Sim, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRANT WORKER; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; WELFARE PROVISION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 0345874597     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853103322895351     Document Type: Article

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