Of all temporary unskilled migrant workers who originated from Bangladesh in 2010, women accounted for less than 3%. This extremely low proportion of women results from the numerous sociocultural, religious and political barriers women labour migrants encounter. Based on 23 in-depth interviews collected in 2009 in Bangladesh with former migrant domestic workers who worked in the Gulf region, the article argues that women actively negotiate these barriers prior to going abroad and upon return. Using a micro-sociological perspective of gender and family relations, the article shows that, depending on women’s family situation and relationships, they were more or less at risk of suffering stigma in the pre-...
Migration has taken place throughout human history. However, push and pull factors for migration hav...
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taki...
In the largely traditional Indonesian community, especially in the rural areas, the labor division b...
Of all temporary unskilled migrant workers who originated from Bangladesh in 2010, women accounted ...
Women’s labor migration from Bangladesh gained traction in 2013. According to the Bureau of Manpower...
This article explores the ordeals of returnee female domestic migrant workers of Bangladesh to find ...
This article explores the ordeals of returnee female domestic migrant workers of Bangladesh to find ...
Abstract The paper explores the multi-layered connections among migration, market and institution an...
Remittances have been contributing to the economic development of rural Bangladesh as thousands of p...
Jordan’s garment sector employs a large number of women migrants from South Asia who face various ch...
Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growin...
The last two decades have witnessed shifts in official representations of women’s international migr...
Migration plays a vital role in the world economy, and female migration constitutes a significant pa...
Migration has taken place throughout human history. However, push and pull factors for migration hav...
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taki...
Migration has taken place throughout human history. However, push and pull factors for migration hav...
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taki...
In the largely traditional Indonesian community, especially in the rural areas, the labor division b...
Of all temporary unskilled migrant workers who originated from Bangladesh in 2010, women accounted ...
Women’s labor migration from Bangladesh gained traction in 2013. According to the Bureau of Manpower...
This article explores the ordeals of returnee female domestic migrant workers of Bangladesh to find ...
This article explores the ordeals of returnee female domestic migrant workers of Bangladesh to find ...
Abstract The paper explores the multi-layered connections among migration, market and institution an...
Remittances have been contributing to the economic development of rural Bangladesh as thousands of p...
Jordan’s garment sector employs a large number of women migrants from South Asia who face various ch...
Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growin...
The last two decades have witnessed shifts in official representations of women’s international migr...
Migration plays a vital role in the world economy, and female migration constitutes a significant pa...
Migration has taken place throughout human history. However, push and pull factors for migration hav...
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taki...
Migration has taken place throughout human history. However, push and pull factors for migration hav...
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taki...
In the largely traditional Indonesian community, especially in the rural areas, the labor division b...