Gender, labour and the law: The nexus of domestic work, human trafficking and the informal economy in the United Arab Emirates

Global Networks

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 425-440

  Mahdavi, Pardis ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GULF COUNTRIES; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INFORMAL ECONOMY; MIDDLE EAST; SEX WORK

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GULF COUNTRIES; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INFORMAL ECONOMY; MIDDLE EAST; SEX WORK;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

CRIME;

AUTONOMY; CONFLUENCE; DOMESTIC WORK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; MIGRATION; TRAFFICKING; VIOLENCE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84883578307     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12010     Document Type: Article

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