Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in …
The author draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself. Cesar Chavez foun…
This book throws light on various aspects of immigration into Japan and the present status of migrant workers as conditioned by Japan's immigration control system.
Migration in the German lands : an introduction / Alexander Schunka -- Martyrdom and its discontents : the martyr as a motif of migration in early modern Europe / Andrew McKenzie-McHarg -- Penal migration in early modern Germany / Jason Coy -- No return? : from temporary exile t…
This collection examines the economic, social, and cultural effects that immigrants have had on their home countries, including China, Cuba, India, Mexico, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Turkey.
Recruiting immigrant workers: Europe 2016
by OECD, Europäische Kommission
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Recruiting immigrant workers: The Netherlands 2016
by OECD
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Since the 1960s, overseas migration had become a major factor in the economy of the Philippines. It has also profoundly influenced the sense of nationhood of both migrants and nonmigrants. Migrant workers learned to view their home country as part of a plural world of nations, a…
Since the 1960s, overseas migration had become a major factor in the economy of the Philippines. It has also profoundly influenced the sense of nationhood of both migrants and nonmigrants. Migrant workers learned to view their home country as part of a plural world of nations, a…
Introduction: marking a place in history -- Choosing to leave -- Rising above or hitting the glass ceiling? -- Leaning in and reaching out- personal networks and political processes -- Merging histories: charting feminist journeys in the US and India -- Learning from the past an…
"In Migrant Organising: Community Unionism, Solidarity and Bricolage, Emma Martín-Díaz and Beltrán Roca explore recent developments in community unionism and solidarity networks among migrant workers in a post-Fordist context characterised by transnationalism and global chains. …
Introduction: Accumulating Time -- "I've Never Been to Me": Redirecting Arrivals and Returns -- "Holding Out for Something Better": Timing and Other In-Between Times -- "I Understand Where You're Coming From": Temporal Migration and Offshore Chronographies -- "We Have No Time to…
