High in the hierarchy, rich in diversity: Asian domestic workers, their networks, and Employers' Preferences in Yemen

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-608

  de Regt, Marina ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GENDER ISSUE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SOMALIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; YEMEN;

EID: 56749182558     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672710802505307     Document Type: Article

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