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Showing 1 to 20 of 135 for “"Migrant workers"”.
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CONTAINER CIRCUIT HOUSING FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
… housing, when the project has ended and the workers has completed the contract, they could be allowed to return to their homeland, this eases the issue of too many workers staying in Singapore after the job is over and having to wait for another job to begin. The proposal is to create a …
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Portable housing for Mexican migrant workers
A capable migrant labor force is critical in sustaining the United States' agriculture industry. Yet, migrant farm workers are among the most economically disadvantaged people in the United States (NCFH). The housing available to migrant workers in the United States is typically substandard and …
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Labor market segmentation and migrant workers in Japan
… labor migration to analyze the sudden inflow of migrant workers to Japan since the mid-1980’s. Michael Piore’s theory of labor market segmentation is used as a framework for the analysis. Piore’s model claims that migrant workers are wanted in the host country to provide their flexible labor in …
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Just Greening the Gulf: Sustaining Justice for Migrant Workers
… and their compatibility with robust notions of migrant justice. I use migrant-workers-built Masdar City, Abu Dhabis "eco-smart city," as an entry point to examine this relationship. Drawing on Amartya Sen, I rely on a critical capabilities-based environmental justice lens that focuses on the …
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The Educational Dimensions of Filipina Migrant Workers’ Activist Identities
<p><strong>There are 10.4 million Filipino/a migrant workers worldwide, with the large majority of Filipina migrants working in traditional gendered labor such as domestic work, care giving, nursing, teaching, and factory work (Ruiz, 2013). Because of the private nature of household work, Filipina …
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The protection of the rights of migrant workers in Tanzania
This study examines the protection of migrant workers in Tanzania, a country which, in terms of current migration discourse, plays a threefold role, since it is a sending country, a transit country, and a receiving country. The study examines the adequacy of the laws that protect the rights of …
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The experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality industry.
… hospitality industry has historically relied on migrant workers, the influx of Poles to the UK following EU Enlargement in 2004 resulted in the unprecedented increase in numbers of those taking up jobs in the UK hospitality industry. Poland, being the largest of the new member states, became the …
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An Analysis of Japan’s Immigration Policy on Migrant Workers and Their Families
… an analysis of Japan’s immigration policy on migrant workers and their families. I am interested in exploring the interactions between the Japanese government and foreigners during 1960-2014. I have three research questions: (1) What is the Japanese government policy for migrant workers? (2) …
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Migration aspirations and experiences of female Polish migrant workers in the UK
… aspirations and experiences of female Polish migrant workers and returnees, who have been working and living in the UK. In the face of theoretical debates and a lack of knowledge on the experience of Polish women as migrant workers in the UK, a contextualised study prioritising the narratives …
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Pick Yourself Up By Your Broadband: Access, the Digital Divide, and Migrant Workers
… process. Using the backdrop of research on migrant workers’ technological access, I argue that classrooms can become much more accessible by moving from failure and looking at points where writing and research have moved in unexpected ways. As scholars such as Grabill have pointed out, …
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Why don't they complain? : the social determinants of Chinese migrant workers' grievance behaviors
Using survey data from China, I examine how migrant workers respond to violations of labor law in their workplaces. The central puzzle explored is why, given apparent widespread violations, some workers choose not to pursue remedies. I find that workers with shared local identities with their …
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Transnational Activism for Migrant Workers: Examining the Struggles for Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
… activism conducted by the Filipino activists for migrant workers particularly foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. The context of globalization which saw greater interconnectedness of peoples and its neo-liberal content which brought about civil society groups in various parts of the world to …
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Rules of Disengagement: 'Low Skill' Migrant Workers, Law and the Social Dimensions of Exclusionary Inclusion
This thesis interrogates social exclusion among migrant workers under the NOC C & D (“low skill”) occupational stream of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, a relatively new, fast-growing, and highly diverse stream which brings migrant workers into industry sectors and social settings where …
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Transnational Labour Migration: Experiences of Mid-to-Highly Skilled African Migrant Workers in Doha, Qatar
… such as nationality, gender and class to shape migrant worker experiences. The study also considered those who migrated to Qatar as organization-sponsored workers and those on so-called free visas. Based on data gathered from 12 Skype and WhatsApp interviews, findings revealed how the …
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