Labor and imperial democracy in prewar Japan
Publisher description: Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions. Kevin Bales's disturbing story of slavery today reaches from brick kilns in Pakistan and brothels in Thaila…
"An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China." "China has 130 million migrant workers - the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspo…
Analysis of the women who migrate for sex work, the organizations that facilitate these placements and the hierarchies that persist within the trade, all of which unfold in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Overzicht van de stand van zaken m.b.t. gender en betaalde arbeid. Er is o.a. aandacht voor de invloed van ras, etniciteit en groepscultuur; de economische en maatschappelijke context (waaronder de opkomst van deeltijdwerk, beloningsverschillen en beroepssegregatie); gedrag binn…
This book explores human trafficking, examining the work of grass-roots, non-profit organizations that educate and rehabilitate human trafficking victims and at-risk youths. Through interviews with staff and children, the author compares the work of two NGOs on the ground in Tha…
Aandacht voor de positie van zwarte immigrantenvrouwen met kinderen op de amerikaanse arbeidsmarkt. Auteur betoogt dat deze vrouwen die de minst populaire banen vervullen, zoals kinderjuffen, dienstmeisjes, portiers, ziekenverzorgsters en mantelzorgsters van essentieel belang zi…