Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. Un-documented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate 'disposable' labour force, enduring gruelling working conditions and much aggression from the Thai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy rarely witnessed by Western observers. Based on unique empirical research, it provides the reader with a gendered account of the role of women migrant workers in Thailand's factories and interrogates the ways in which they manage their families and their futures.
| ISBN: | 9781848139855 |
| Publication date: | 14th June 2012 |
| Author: | Ruth Pearson, Kyoko Kusakabe |
| Publisher: | Zed Books Ltd an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | Asian Arguments |
| Genres: |
Development studies Gender studies: women and girls |