Negotiating Powerlessness : Everyday Forms of Resistance among Filipino Domestic Workers in Malaysia

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Negotiating Powerlessness : Everyday Forms of Resistance among Filipino Domestic Workers in Malaysia

The international migration of labour is an important feature in the world economy today. Malaysia is a typical example of a country that heavily relies on foreign workers to fill in jobs in the services sector. With this, Malaysian homes also employ foreign domestic workers to carry out the soci...

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Main Author:	Lumayag, Linda Alfarero
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2004
Subjects:	Women domestics - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5998/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5998/1/FEM_2004_6.pdf

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