Gender & Development · 1998 · 46 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesGender StudiesSociologyAnthropology Of MigrationImmigration StudiesTransnational StudiesEmploymentEthnography Of MigrationParticipatory Action ResearchDomestic LabourInternational Migration Of LaborMigrant Domestic WorkMigrant Domestic WorkersMigrant Labour System
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.