Unemployment and low wages prevailing in the domestic market pushes female workers to look for better employment abroad. Investment in the shape of remittance further builds human capital, financial capital, and the social capital. The aim of this study is to analyze the trend of Bangladeshi...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: THE GLOBAL MIGRATION OF FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS -- Chapter 2: THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE LABOR -- Chapter 3: THE TRANSNATIONAL FAMILY -- Chapter 4: GENDER AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS -- Chapter 5: CONTRADICTORY CLASS MOBILITY --...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries host at least 2.4 million foreign domestic workers, who are legally excluded from national labor laws and regulations, thus placing them in precarious social, legal, and economic conditions in the GCC labor markets. Despite the recent growth of...