Reconsidering the migration-development link: Capability and livelihood in filipina experiences of domestic work in Paris

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-145

  Briones, Leah ^a  

^a C/ RAMSI Governance Support Facility   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Capabilities approach; Development; Female migrant domestic workers; Paris; Philippines; Rights

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VILLE DE PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69949166648     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.532     Document Type: Article

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