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Unit 5: Tools for mainstreaming gender concerns

References

Migration

Chant S. and C. McIlwaine. 1995. Women of a Lesser Cost: Female Labour, Foreign exchange and Philippine Development. East Haven, Ct.: Pluto Press.
ILO Library: 95A2279
LABORDOC: 263616
Based in part on interviews with over 400 workers, households and employers conducted in 1993 and 1994, this publication explores the links between women’s employment, labour migration, and household organisation within the framework of economic and social development.

Goldberg, Pamela. 1996. "International Protections for Migrant Women as a Human Rights Issue." In Battistella, G. and A. Paganoni (eds.), Asian Women in Migration, Philippines: Scalabrini Migration Center.

Heyzer N. and V. Wee. 1995. "Domestic Workers in Transient Overseas Employment: Who Benefits, Who Profits." In Canadian Woman Studies (North York), 15(2-3), Spring, 98-103.
ILO Library: 95P49352
LABORDOC: 263287
This article examines the migration of Asian women to accept employment as domestic workers in Middle Eastern and other Asian countries.

Lee, Sharon M. 1996. "Issues in Research on Women, International Migration and Labour." In Battistella, G. and A. Paganoni (eds.), Asian Women in Migration, Philippines: Scalabrini Migration Center.

Lim, Lin Lean. 1995. "The Status of Women and International Migration." In International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants. Proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants, San Miniato, Italy, 28-31 March 1990. New York: United Nations.

United Nations. 1995. "The International Migration of Women: An Overview." In International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants. Proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants, San Miniato, Italy, 28-31 March 1990. New York: United Nations.

United Nations. 1995. Violence Against Women Migrant Workers: Report of the Secretary General. General Assembly A/50/378. New York: United Nations.

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