Civil society action and the creation of “Transformative” spaces for migrant domestic workers in Singapore

Women's Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 548-569

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Annadhurai, Kavitha ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 85044982675     PISSN: 00497878     EISSN: 15477045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00497870802165502     Document Type: Article

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