Overview

This book is about influencing, shaping and designing policies and programmes that affect the international migration and employment of foreign women domestic workers. It provides an overview and synthesis of the causes, mechanisms and consequences of the trade in domestic workers. It also traces the full cycle of international migration, examining both ends of the migration process, from sending to receiving countries. This book is intended as a contribution to the shaping and designing of policies and programmes that would improve the situation of women workers in international migration. It will thus be of use to policy makers, researchers, community and women's groups, international agencies and migrant workers themselves.

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Author:   Noeleen Heyzer ,  Geertje Lycklama a'Nieholt ,  Nedra Werakoon ,  Nedra Weerakoon (Research Fellow, APDC)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781856492867

ISBN 10:   1856492869
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: International Migration and Socio-economic Impact 1. The Changing International Division of Labour and Domestic Workers: A Macro Overview - Geertje Lycklama á Nijeholt 2. Domestic Workers in Transient Overseas Employment: Who Benefits, Who Profits? - Noeleen Heyzer and Vivienne Wee 3. The Socio-economic Impact of Domestic Worker Migration: Individual, Family, Community, Country - Patricia Licuanan Part II: Labour Policies, Mechanisms of Recruitment and Re-Integration 4. A Review of Migration and Labour Policies - Rita Raj-Hashim 5. Overview of Mechanisms of Migration 6. Issues of Re-Integration - Josefa Francisco Part III: Worker Protection and Labour Legislation of Receiving Countries/Sending Countries with Special Reference to Foreign Domestic Workers 7. International Labour Standards for Migrant Workers - Alcestis Abrera-Mangahas 8. Legal and Organizational Support Mechanisms for Foreign Domestic Workers - Mary Lou Alcid 9. Worker Protection and Labour Legislation with Special Reference to Foreign Domestic Workers - Savitri Goonesekere Part IV: Interventions and Action 10. Future Interventions and Action: An International Organization's Perspective - Patricia Weinert 11. Future Interventions: The NGO Perspective - Hameeda Hossain Part V: Policy Interventions and Strategies 12. Recommendations of the Regional Policy Dialogue Appendicies List of Participants List of Contributors Model Employment Contract

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Noeleen Heyzer co-ordinates the Gender and Development Programme at the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Geertje Lycklama á Nijeholt is professor of women and development studies at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Nedra Weerakoon is a research fellow with the Gender and Development Programme at the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

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