Thailand's Hidden Workforce

Burmese Migrant Women Factory Workers

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Reference & Language, Reference
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Author: Kyoko Kusakabe, Doctor Ruth Pearson ISBN: 9781848139879
Publisher: Zed Books Publication: June 14, 2012
Imprint: Zed Books Language: English
Author: Kyoko Kusakabe, Doctor Ruth Pearson
ISBN: 9781848139879
Publisher: Zed Books
Publication: June 14, 2012
Imprint: Zed Books
Language: English

Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. Un-documented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate 'disposable' labour force, enduring gruelling working conditions and much aggression from the Thai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy rarely witnessed by Western observers. Based on unique empirical research, it provides the reader with a gendered account of the role of women migrant workers in Thailand's factories and interrogates the ways in which they manage their families and their futures.

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Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. Un-documented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate 'disposable' labour force, enduring gruelling working conditions and much aggression from the Thai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy rarely witnessed by Western observers. Based on unique empirical research, it provides the reader with a gendered account of the role of women migrant workers in Thailand's factories and interrogates the ways in which they manage their families and their futures.

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