Managing 'vulnerabilities' and 'empowering' migrant filipina workers: The Philippines' overseas employment program

Social Identities

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-541

  Romina Guevarra, Anna ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR POLICY; MIGRANT WORKER; VULNERABILITY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33749006568     PISSN: 13504630     EISSN: 13630296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504630600920118     Document Type: Article

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