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- Title
WOMEN AS MIGRANT WORKERS.
- Abstract
The global context of migration fuelled by rapid globalization of economies and demand for low-wage services is rapidly changing with numbers of female migrants on the rise. This increasing "feminization" of migration has turned the spotlight on the unique challenges women migrant workers encounter. The general view was that emerging trends impacted on gender roles and are a departure from the traditional view of women as social producers and wives. This is leading to change in family structures as women migrant workers become financially empowered. Migration is mutually beneficial with immense opportunities either way in terms of human, economic and social capital. However, available international conventions and protocols fail to address the special circumstances of female migrant workers who are usually more exposed to human rights abuse than male counterparts. Women Parliamentarians were urged to be vigilant and press their governments to sign and ratify relevant conventions. The meeting was unequivocal in insisting that governments should revise legislation to transform women migrant workers from victims to victors. Migrants are looking for basic human rights: safety, a home, and an enabling environment to provide for themselves and their families. All these rights are guaranteed to them under international human rights laws.
- Subjects
WOMEN employees; EMIGRATION &; immigration; GLOBALIZATION; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics); HUMAN rights
- Publication
Parliamentarian, 2010, Vol 91, Issue 4, p364
- ISSN
0031-2282
- Publication type
Article