Labor Migration, Trafficking and International Marriage: Female Cross-Border Movements into Japan

• Published in: Asian journal of women's studies Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 69 - 99
• Main Author: Piper, Nicola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Routledge 01.01.1999; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Immigration; International; Noncitizens; Thailand

Despite the fact that the phenomenon of labor migration has always involved the active participation of independent women, conventional migration studies have typically ignored gender- specific analyses. This is related to prevailing definitions of labor and the nature of women's work in genera...