Aymer, Paula L.

Uprooted women : migrant domestics in the Caribbean / Paula L. Aymer. - Westport, Conn : Praeger, 1997. - 172 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references ([159]-169) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. U.S. Oil Enterprises in the Caribbean -- Ch. 3. Eastern Caribbean Women: Wage Workers -- Ch. 4. Foreign Temporary Workers: Migrant Workers -- Ch. 5. Migration Decision Making -- Ch. 6. Migration and Motherhood -- Ch. 7. Migrant Domestics on Aruba -- Ch. 8. Conclusions.

"Traces labor migration of women from Eastern Caribbean to oil-producing countries such as Venezuela, Trinidad, Cura cao, and especially Aruba. Discusses women's participation in the labor force, gender relations, domestic service, the social and economic position of the migrants, and motherhood. Argues that US investments are an important factor in the migration of Caribbean women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

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Women foreign workers--Caribbean Area.
Women household employees--Aruba.
Women foreign workers--Aruba.
Travailleuses etrang eres--Cara ibes (R egion)
Employ ees de maison--Aruba.
Travailleuses etrang eres--Aruba.
Women foreign workers.
Women household employees.
Huishoudelijk personeel.
Vrouwen.
Arbeidsmigratie.
Ausl andische Arbeitnehmerin


Aruba.
Caribbean Area.
Karibik
Aruba

HD6110 / .A95 1997

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