Negotiating power: a case study of Indonesian foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore

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Negotiating power: a case study of Indonesian foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore

This thesis examines the complex power structures that underscore the migration and employment of Indonesian women as foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore. The main objective is to highlight the power of individual Indonesian FDWs and the collective power of these women in negotiating these...

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Main Author:	Rahman, Noorashikin Abdul
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2003
Subjects:	labour migrants overseas contract workers work conditions foreign domestic workers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/692

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