Maid to Order in Hong Kong Stories of Migrant Workers, Second Edition |
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Author:
| Constable, Nicole |
ISBN: | 978-0-8014-7323-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Middle-class Chinese women in the global city of Hong Kong have entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers over the past three decades, and the demand for foreign domestic workers has soared. A decade ago some foretold the decline in foreign workers and the influx of mainland workers. But today over 120,000 women from the Philippines, over...
Middle-class Chinese women in the global city of Hong Kong have entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers over the past three decades, and the demand for foreign domestic workers has soared. A decade ago some foretold the decline in foreign workers and the influx of mainland workers. But today over 120,000 women from the Philippines, over...