- Date
1998
- Authors
Nona Grandea and Joanna Kerr
- Abstract
This article examines the case of Filipina domestic workers in Canada based on a participatory
action research study that the authors carried out with Filipina domestic workers in 1996. The
Philippines has been a major supplier of migrant labour and is one of the principal sources of
foreign domestic workers in Canada.- Journal title
Gender and Development
- Volume
6
- Issue
1
- Page numbers
7-12
- Publisher
Oxfam GB
- File Attachments
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Grandea_Kerr_1998.pdf288 KB
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- Links
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/4030329 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/4030329)
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- Economic sectors
Occupations in services - Domestic work
- Content types
Policy analysis
- Target groups
Policymakers, Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance
- Spheres of activity
Gender and sexuality studies, Law, Political science, and Sociology
- Languages
English