Advocating for Sri Lankan migrant workers: Obstacles and challenges

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-88

  Gamburd, Michele R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; EUROPEAN UNION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; WEST ASIA;

EID: 56749162655     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672710802631152     Document Type: Article

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