{"product_id":"thailands-hidden-workforce-doctor-ruth-pearson-9781848139848","title":"Thailand's Hidden Workforce: Burmese Migrant Women Factory Workers","description":"Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn-documented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate 'disposable' labour force, enduring gruelling working conditions and much aggression from the Thai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global economy rarely witnessed by Western observers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on unique empirical research, it provides the reader with a gendered account of the role of women migrant workers in Thailand's factories and interrogates the ways in which they manage their families and their futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doctor Ruth Pearson, Kyoko Kusakabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848139845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848139848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Doctor Ruth Pearson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125475602687,"sku":"9781848139848","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdfd41e2-3d78-4881-bc4e-a38e06cbe816.jpg?v=1687442844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thailands-hidden-workforce-doctor-ruth-pearson-9781848139848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}