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Page 107
Large numbers of women have migrated in recent years to Canada where they
have found work in domestic service . But the changes in immigration regulations
in both the United States and Canada giving higher preference to skilled workers
...
Large numbers of women have migrated in recent years to Canada where they
have found work in domestic service . But the changes in immigration regulations
in both the United States and Canada giving higher preference to skilled workers
...
Page 108
29 The great majority of immigrant women work at the lower end of the labour
market , either in manufacturing or services . In the United States , according to
the 1980 Census , in the five states in which most immigrants reside ( California ...
29 The great majority of immigrant women work at the lower end of the labour
market , either in manufacturing or services . In the United States , according to
the 1980 Census , in the five states in which most immigrants reside ( California ...
Page 130
In Lesotho , it has been estimated that 40 to 60 per cent of married women live as
wives of absent migrants at any one time - and that in total the men are likely to
spend an average of 15 years away from home in the mines of South Africa .
In Lesotho , it has been estimated that 40 to 60 per cent of married women live as
wives of absent migrants at any one time - and that in total the men are likely to
spend an average of 15 years away from home in the mines of South Africa .
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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 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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