Bifurcated labour: The unequal incorporation of transmigrants in Singapore

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-37

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Immigration; Labour policies; Singapore; Skilled transmigrants; Unskilled transmigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645962195     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2006.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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