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Page 102
In such cases , immigrant workers effectively act as a buffer stock of reserve
labour – taken on at times of shortage , and shed first when the employment
position deteriorates . In most countries , unemployment is higher among
foreigners than ...
In such cases , immigrant workers effectively act as a buffer stock of reserve
labour – taken on at times of shortage , and shed first when the employment
position deteriorates . In most countries , unemployment is higher among
foreigners than ...
Page 107
26 Increasing independence – Women in many countries now occupy a more
independent position and may emigrate to further their emancipation . A survey of
Filipino women seeking employment abroad found that 60 per cent were college
...
26 Increasing independence – Women in many countries now occupy a more
independent position and may emigrate to further their emancipation . A survey of
Filipino women seeking employment abroad found that 60 per cent were college
...
Page 118
As in other countries , the position was particularly bad in medicine : to obtain
one doctor , Grenada had to train 22 . 15 But in terms of absolute numbers the
greatest exodus of professionals is from Asia – with the United States as the
principal ...
As in other countries , the position was particularly bad in medicine : to obtain
one doctor , Grenada had to train 22 . 15 But in terms of absolute numbers the
greatest exodus of professionals is from Asia – with the United States as the
principal ...
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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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