Women migrant workers
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How does the brain drain affect women?
- ( F. Docquier;B. L. Lowell;A. Marfouk / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn , 2007)
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International migration is a diverse phenomenon and its impact on source and destination countries has attracted the increased attention of policymakers, scientists and international agencies. Due ...
- Are Chinese women migrant workers fighting back against social discrimination?
- ( A. Loong-yu;N. Shan;Z. Ping / Committee for Asian Women , 2008)
- This report assesses the impact of the capitalist reforms since the 1990’s in China’s one-party system. It particularly focuses on the experiences of women rural migrant workers and looks ...
- Improving migrant women’s rights in the European Union
- ( European Women’s Lobby , 2007)
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What impact do European Union (EU) immigration and integration policies have on the lives of migrant women at national level?
This paper presents the results of a three-day event e... - Migration increases education in Pakistan, not women heading households
- ( G. Mansuri / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2006)
- Does temporary economic migration increase investment in education by the poor, reduce child labour and improve girls’ access to education? As women take over household decisions regarding their child...
- Migrant remittances are not a panacea for economic growth
- ( New Economics Foundation , 2006)
- This report is critical of the attention paid to the role of migrant remittances in promoting economic growth. It argues that little attention is being paid to the effects on sustainable development, ...
- Women’s remittances have reduced gender inequities, but coordinated policies are required to maximise the development benefits
- ( M. García; D. Paiewonsky / United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- There is growing interest in the potential impact of migrants’ remittances on development in their home countries. However, the majority of studies do not take into account the fact that gender influe...
- Mapping the impacts of women's role in international migration
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
- Produced in tandem with the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, this report recognises the reality that women constitute almost half of all international migrants worldw...
- The feminisation of migration in East and South East Asia
- ( K. Yamanaka; N. Piper / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development , 2005)
- This paper discusses the causes, processes and consequences of feminised migration in the context of East and South East Asia’s expanding global capitalism, increasing feminisation of the economic mea...
- What are the links between female migrancy, work, health, and HIV/AIDS in the lives of domestic workers in Johannesburg?
- ( S. Peberdy; N. Dinat / Southern African Migration Project , 2005)
- This study explores the links between female migrancy, work, health and HIV/AIDS in the lives of domestic workers living in Johannesburg, as well as the implications for domestic workers and health se...
- Women domestic workers in Singapore suffer grave abuses
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2005)
- This report presents research carried out on the abusive conditions facing many domestic workers in Singapore. It suggests that many women domestic workers face poor working conditions, anxiety about ...
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