The Philippines : Mobilities, Identities, Globalization.

Nearly five million migrant workers from the Philippines are employed in over 190 countries and territories. They work as doctors and domestic helpers, engineers and entertainers, seamstresses and surveyors. It is through their collective labor that the Philippines has assumed a global presence. The...

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Main Author: Tyner, James A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Series:Global Realities, 4.
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