Journal article
The Role of Women in the International Division of Labour: The Case of Thailand
Development and change, v 20(2), pp 269-294
01 Apr 1989
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Abstract
The electronics & textile industries, among others, have increasingly located in developing countries, where the population provides a labor supply for low-skill, low-paying jobs. Here, a Marxist feminist model, which predicts that corporation managers prefer female laborers because of their compliance & because of the participation of patriarchal families in the exploitation of daughters, is qualified based on interviews conducted with management (N not specified) of 4 textile factories & 1 automobile factory in Thailand, & with 40 male & 40 female workers in 13 textile factories in the Bangkok area. Findings reveal that rural Thai parents did not send their children to work in factories; rather, the workers seemed to exercise autonomy over their own work lives. The women in the factories were not docile, but were well-organized & assertive in defending their rights. Although female workers remit more money to parents than male workers, their families could not fairly be categorized as exploitative. 23 References. A. Waters
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- Title
- The Role of Women in the International Division of Labour: The Case of Thailand
- Creators
- Douglas PorporaMah LimUsanee Prommas
- Publication Details
- Development and change, v 20(2), pp 269-294
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1989U622200004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0024583486
- Other Identifier
- 991019184100604721
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