"Lentils There, Lentils Here! Sri Lankan Domestic Labour in the Middle East" by Michele Ruth Gamburd

Contribution to Book

Lentils There, Lentils Here! Sri Lankan Domestic Labour in the Middle East

Asian Women as Transnational Domestic Workers (2005)

Michele Ruth Gamburd, Portland State University

Abstract

Chapter 3. The paper traces the history of transnational migration, and gives the current status of transnational domestic workers with a discussion of the whole migration process. It also covers the support and assistance given by the state to migrants both at home and abroad. Gender inequalities of migrants, and the voice to ban female migration is also discussed. The essay concludes with suggestions for future policy developments.

Keywords

International migration,
Transnational migration

Disciplines

Anthropology

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish Academic

Citation Information

Michele Ruth Gamburd. "Lentils There, Lentils Here! Sri Lankan Domestic Labour in the Middle East" SingaporeAsian Women as Transnational Domestic Workers (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michele_gamburd/39/