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Page 36
But migration also involves millions of skilled professional people . Many of the
factors governing the migration of unskilled workers also apply to professionals ,
particularly the contrast in wages between industrial and developing countries .
But migration also involves millions of skilled professional people . Many of the
factors governing the migration of unskilled workers also apply to professionals ,
particularly the contrast in wages between industrial and developing countries .
Page 38
But they may also use more of their own nationals in order to improve
communications and efficiency , and there could also be cultural factors involved
here , allowing Japanese professionals to feel more at home in Taiwan ( China )
than ...
But they may also use more of their own nationals in order to improve
communications and efficiency , and there could also be cultural factors involved
here , allowing Japanese professionals to feel more at home in Taiwan ( China )
than ...
Page 50
21 Here too , immigrants from Asia tend to be the most highly qualified : in 1990 -
91 , 22 per cent of immigrants from northeast Asia had some professional
qualifications compared with only 10 per cent for those from Europe . 22 Similarly
...
21 Here too , immigrants from Asia tend to be the most highly qualified : in 1990 -
91 , 22 per cent of immigrants from northeast Asia had some professional
qualifications compared with only 10 per cent for those from Europe . 22 Similarly
...
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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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