Gender and Migration in the Middle East

List of contents

1. International Migration of Labour to the Gulf States 2. Migration Policy in the Gulf Countries 3. Migration Decision-Making4. Recruitment of Migrant Labour 5. Social World of Migrants6. The Remittance Process 7. Emigration and Empowerment 8. Conclusion

About the author

Md Mizanur Rahman is Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of South Asian Studies at National University of Singapore.

Summary

Focused on the complexity and the multifarious nature of initiation, perpetuation and outcomes of migration in the South Asia-Gulf migration context, this book explores a broad range of themes that are crucial to understanding the contemporary form of international migration globally. These include migration policy, migration decision-making, migrant recruitment, migrant indebtedness, social world of migrants, remittance process, and empowerment.

Product details

• Authors: Md Mizanur Rahman, Mizanur Rahman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138916104
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91610-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society; Routledge Research in Gender and Society