UID:
almahu_9949301336102882
Format:
1 online resource (409 pages)
ISBN:
9783642280122
Series Statement:
Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace Ser. ; v.9
Content:
This book synthesises research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America to examine the forces driving the 'feminization' of migration, its consequences and the range of contemporary attempts to conceptualize and promote the human rights of migrant women.
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Intro -- Migration, Gender and Social Justice -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Migration, Gender, Social Justice, and Human Insecurity -- 1.1 Context of the Book -- 1.2 Concepts and Objectives -- 1.2.1 From International Migration to Transnational Mobility -- 1.2.2 Gender Equality and Women's Rights in Migration: Siting the Power of Denial -- 1.2.3 Gender as a Social Structure and Structuring Process -- 1.2.4 From Citizenship and Legal Liminality to Acknowledging Multiple Scales of Social Justice -- 1.2.5 From Human Security as Protection of People on the Move to Critical Studies of Borders and Belonging -- 1.3 Overview of the Chapters -- 1.3.1 Social Reproduction, Gender, and Migration: Local-Global Interactions -- 1.3.2 Women and Internal Migration: Visibility, Rights, and Livelihood Security -- 1.3.3 Intersectionality in Migration and the Complexity of Gender -- 1.3.4 Liminal Legality, Citizenship, and Migrant Rights Mobilization -- 1.3.5 Migration Regimes, Gender Norms, and Public Action -- References -- Part II Transformation of Social Reproduction Systems and Migration: Local-GlobalInteractions -- 2 From Breaking the Silence to Breaking the Chain of Social Injustice: Indonesian Women Migrant Domestic Workers in the United Ara -- Abstract³ -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Framing Domestic Labour from the Perspective of Gender Equality: Context, Issues, and Implications -- 2.3 The Place of Domestic Work in Indonesian National Law on Labour Migration and the UAE Labour Law -- 2.3.1 Domestic Work Undefined in Migration Law in Indonesia -- 2.3.2 Exclusion of the Category of Domestic Worker in the UAE's Federal Law No. 8 and the Role of the Kafala System -- 2.4 Recruitment and Placement as a Business: The View from Condet and the Voices of Women Domestic Workers in Abu Dhabi -- 2.4.1 Field Research Methodology.
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2.4.2 Condet as a One-stop Service Centre -- 2.4.3 The Weight of Dysfunctional Law and Policy on Domestic Workers: Voices from the Embassy's Shelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 From Temporary Work in Agriculture to Irregular Status in Domestic Service: The Transition and Experiences of Senegalese Migrant -- Abstract³ -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Methodology -- 3.3 Senegalese migration to the EU and Spain: A Brief History and Institutional Framework -- 3.4 The Temporary Agricultural Work Scheme: Process and Outcomes -- 3.5 Becoming a Migrant with Irregular Immigration Status: Senegalese Women in the Domestic Work Sector in Spain -- 3.6 Working Without Being Visible: A Denial of Existence -- 3.7 Seeking Access to Social Protection Rights -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Burmese Female Migrant Workers in Thailand: Managing Productive and Reproductive Responsibilities -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Research Methodology and Context -- 4.3 Regulation and Control of Migrant Factory Workers in Thailand's Border Areas -- 4.3.1 Creating 'Cheap Labour' for Thailand's Export Industries -- 4.3.2 Restricting Women Migrant Workers' Mobility -- 4.4 Gender and the Daily Reproduction of Labour Power -- 4.5 Gender and Generational Reproduction of Labour Power -- 4.6 Women Migrant Workers in Mae Sot's Export Factories: Negotiating Political, Economic, and Gendered Constraints -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Transnational Marriage Migration and the East Asian Family-Based Welfare Model: Social Reproduction in Vietnam, Taiwan, and South Korea -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Viewing Commercially Arranged Transnational Marriages from the Perspective of Social Reproduction -- 5.2.1 Defining Transnational Marriages -- 5.2.2 Social Reproduction and the Reproductive Bargain: A Perspective on Transnational Marriages.
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5.3 Different Places, Different Social Reproduction Crisis -- 5.3.1 The East Asian Family-Based Welfare Regime and Transnational Marriages: Deterioration of the Confucian Family? -- 5.3.2 Social Reproduction Crisis in Vietnam: A Focus on the Rural Sector -- 5.4 Market Response: Arranging Marriages, Earning Profits, and Constructing 'Modernity' -- 5.5 Reproductive Bargaining in the Host Societies: Social Positioning, Self-Consciousness, and Dignity -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Masculinity at Work: Intersectionality and Identity Constructions of Migrant Domestic Workers in the Netherlands -- Abstract³ -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Hegemonic Gender Identities - Concept and Context -- 6.3 Domestic Work and the Production of Migrant Identities -- 6.4 Contextualising Migrant Domestic Workers' Experiences in the Netherlands -- 6.5 Research Methodology -- 6.6 Balancing Migrant Domestic Work with Gender Identity -- 6.7 Domestic Work at the Intersection of Class, Race, and Gender -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- Part III The State and Female Internal Migration: Rights and Livelihood Security -- 7 Traversing Myriad Trails: Tracking Gender and Labour Migration across India -- Abstract³ -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Gender, Migration, and Development Paradigms: Interrogating the Database -- 7.3 Gendering the Macro-view on Labour Migration in India -- 7.4 CWDS Gender and Migration Surveys: Constructing a Mesolevel View -- 7.5 Of Temporary and Permanent Migration: Developing a Typology -- 7.6 Types of Migration and Caste Hierarchies -- 7.7 Patterns of Change in Women's Occupations through Migration: Diversification or Concentration? -- 7.8 Of Contractors and Independence: Modes and Manner of Migration. -- 7.9 Concluding Remarks -- References.
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8 From 'Integration into Cities' to 'An Integrated Society': Women Migrants' Needs and Rights in Fujian Province, China -- Abstract² -- 8.1 Introduction: Studying Migrants' Differentiated Needs -- 8.2 Progress in Migrants' Rights Protection in China within the Current Urban-Centred and Residence-Based Approach -- 8.3 Women Migrants' Rights and Aspects of Gender Differences -- 8.3.1 Fujian and Fuzhou Surveys and Subsequent In-depth Interviews: Research Design -- 8.3.2 Low Educational Attainment and Unequal Access to Educational Opportunities -- 8.3.3 Vulnerability in Employment and Income -- 8.3.3.1 Insecurity and Instability in Employment -- 8.3.3.2 Segmented Nature of Employment, Little Upward Occupational Mobility, and Age Discrimination -- 8.3.3.3 Insignificant Roles of Governments and Intermediaries in Providing Employment Information and Training -- 8.3.3.4 Employers' Domination in Determining the Migrant Pay and Gender Gap in Income -- 8.3.3.5 Excessive Overtime -- 8.3.4 Low Social Insurance Coverage and Unequal Access to Urban Public Services -- 8.3.4.1 Very Low Proportion of Female Migrants Covered by Various Social Insurance Programmes -- 8.3.4.2 Migrants' Unequal Access to Urban Public Services: Housing and Children's Education -- 8.3.4.3 Lack of Awareness and Channels for Rights Protection -- 8.4 Female Migrants' Complex and Diverse Migration Flows: Limits of the Urban-Centred and Residence-Based Approach -- 8.4.1 The Mobility Patterns of Women Migrants: Beyond the Conceptualization of a Rural-Urban One-Way Transition -- 8.4.2 Reassessing the Needs of Female Migrants for Rights Protection: Current Inadequacies -- 8.5 Policy Suggestions: Seeking New Approaches for the Protection of the Rights of Female Migrants.
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8.5.1 From 'Urban Integration' to 'SocietalIntegration': Extending Temporal and Spatial Coverage of the Protection of the Rights of Female Migrants and Respecting their Diverse Needs -- 8.5.2 Upgrading the Efforts in Addressing the Rights of Migrants: Shifting From a 'Survival-Oriented' to a 'DevelopmentOriented' Appro -- 8.5.3 Developing a Clear Legal and Institutional Framework that Defines the Rights of Migrants and Obligations of Governments: Towards -- References -- 9 Migration, Woodcarving, and Engendered Identities in San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Human Security and Social Justice -- 9.3 Research Position: Social Representations Theory and Feminist Critical Ethnography -- 9.3.1 Social Representations Theory -- 9.3.2 SRT and Critical Feminist Ethnography -- 9.4 Migration, Gender, and Woodcarving in San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.4.1 Setting the scene: San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.4.2 Migration in San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.4.3 Male Migration in San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.4.4 Woodcarving in San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.5 Women and Migration in San Martín Tilcajete -- 9.5.1 Female Migration in Tilcajete -- 9.5.2 Case Study Examples: The Women Who Stay Behind -- 9.5.2.1 Case of Adriana [DAD, R, 18-25] and Erika [DAE, R, 40-45] -- 9.5.2.2 Case of Cristina [all citations are from DTC, R, 30-35] -- 9.5.3 Summarized Findings of the Study: List of Implications and Costs -- 9.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 10 Strategic Invisibility as Everyday Politics for a Life with Dignity: Guatemalan Women Migrants' Experiences of Insecurity at Mex -- Abstract³ -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Contextualizing Migration at Mexico's Southern Border -- 10.3 Stories of Guatemalan Women Migrating to Mexico -- 10.4 Understanding Strategic In/ visibility -- 10.5 Reflection on In/visibility as a Form of Everyday Politics.
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10.6 Conclusions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Truong, Thanh-Dam Migration, Gender and Social Justice Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg,c2013 ISBN 9783642280115
Language:
English
Keywords:
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