Feminization of labor migration as violence against women. International, regional, and local nongovernmental organization responses in Asia

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 723-745

  Piper, Nicola ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Labor migration; NGOs; Nongovernmental organizations; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144436327     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203009006006     Document Type: Article

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