Screen LibraryTrafficking women in Korea : Filipina migrant entertainers /
"Based on in-depth ethnographic work, this book presents a study of Filipinas trafficked to South Korea, focusing on women who entered South Korea as migrant entertainers and subsequently became deployed in exploitative work environments around US military bases there. It contributes to the ext...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Asian Studies Association of Australia Women in Asia Series
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| Summary: |
"Based on in-depth ethnographic work, this book presents a study of Filipinas trafficked to South Korea, focusing on women who entered South Korea as migrant entertainers and subsequently became deployed in exploitative work environments around US military bases there. It contributes to the extension of our knowledge about human trafficking in the Asian region through an exploration of the experiences of more than 100 women who took part in the study"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 179 pages : map, facsimiles ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415855303 (hardback) : 0415855306 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HQ418 |
| CLC: | D731.268.8 |
| Call Number: | D731.268.8/Y37 |
| Contents: | Sex trafficking comes to Korea's Gijichon -- The labour of trafficking -- Health and trafficking -- Romancing (in) the club -- Running to the future -- Anti-trafficking by entertainers and NGOs -- Home is where the hurt is. |