Caribbean women: labor migrants and traders.

From: Ahfad Journal | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Aymer, Paula | Copyright information

This paper focuses on the twentieth century, intra-regional, labor migration treks of eastern Caribbean women, and examines the long term structural effects that female labor migration has had on Caribbean family arrangements. The paper concludes that female labor migration has become one of the most dependable sources of income for poor women and their families as they negotiate conditions of persistent economic instability. Research that puts focus on the migration treks of Carib...

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