Gender, globalisation and empowerment: a study of women who work in Sri Lanka's Export Processing Zones

This paper provides new insights into the ways in which women experience formal employment as a result of working in export-oriented factories in a ‘developing’ nation. It is based on research that was funded by AusAID's Australian Development Research Award and conducted by investigators from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter Hancock, Sharon Middleton, Jamie Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2012-03-01
Series:Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.6.1.0131