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Filipino labourers now find , for example , that wage rates are better in Japan
than the Middle East , so are more likely to choose Tokyo than Riyadh . Similarly ,
Indian computer programmers nowadays might head for New York , rather than ...
Filipino labourers now find , for example , that wage rates are better in Japan
than the Middle East , so are more likely to choose Tokyo than Riyadh . Similarly ,
Indian computer programmers nowadays might head for New York , rather than ...
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In the Netherlands , for example , aliens with at least five years ' residence can
vote , but only in local elections . In some cases they can also be elected : in
Sweden in 1988 , 100 foreign citizens were elected to municipal councils . How
long ...
In the Netherlands , for example , aliens with at least five years ' residence can
vote , but only in local elections . In some cases they can also be elected : in
Sweden in 1988 , 100 foreign citizens were elected to municipal councils . How
long ...
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In Mexico , for example , when families with migrants invest in land this can drive
prices up so high that non - migrating families can no longer own land , and thus
widen existing inequalities . 64 The fact that the very poorest cannot afford to ...
In Mexico , for example , when families with migrants invest in land this can drive
prices up so high that non - migrating families can no longer own land , and thus
widen existing inequalities . 64 The fact that the very poorest cannot afford to ...
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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