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