ABSTRACT
Focusing on the issues associated with migrating for work both in and from the Asian region, this book sheds light on the debate over migration and trafficking. With contributions from an international team of well-known scholars, the book sets labour migration firmly within the context of globalization, providing a focused, contemporary discussion of what is undoubtedly a major twenty-first century concern.
Transnational Migration and Work in Asia analyzes workers motivations and rationalities, highlighting the similarities of migration experiences throughout Asia. Presenting in-depth case studies of the real-life experiences and problems faced by migrant workers, the book discusses migrants’ relations with the state and their vulnerability to exploitation, as well as the major policy issues now facing governments, employers, NGOs and international agencies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|41 pages
Globalization and migration
chapter 2|22 pages
Globalization and the changing management of migrating service workers in the Asia-Pacific
part II|136 pages
Migrant workers, trafficking and the state
chapter 8|18 pages
Filipino nightclub hostesses in Hong Kong
chapter 10|26 pages
Exploitation in global supply chains
part III|43 pages
Policy-making and migrant labour