Gendered political economy and the politics of migrant worker rights: The view from South-East Asia

Australian Journal of International Affairs

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-85

  Elias, Juanita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; FEMINIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR RELATIONS; MIGRANT WORKER; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77950957100     PISSN: 10357718     EISSN: 1465332X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357710903460022     Document Type: Article

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