Essays about: "thesis on migration in asia"

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1. 6. Urban Renewal In China: The Long Road From Top-Down to Bottom-Up

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Juho-Atte Riikonen; [2012]
   Keywords : Urban Renewal; Urban Redevelopment; Urban Development; Urban Planning; Good Governance; Public Participation; Participatory Planning; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : China’s cities are currently facing immense challenges due to the vast rural-urban migration that has been triggered by the country’s market-transition. The country’s rapid, top-down implemented, urban (re)developments have answered the call to a certain extent. READ MORE

3. 7. International Marriages in Sweden: A Case Study of Asian Women and Western Men

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Karina Wojtenko; [2012]
   Keywords : International marriage; Asian women; Western men; choice; globalization; stereotype; gender; case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is a case study of international marriages in Sweden. It concentrates on Asian women and Western men. The purpose of the research was not to generalize but to present individual cases and to detect what ideas, life experiences and circumstances influence the choices of life partners in international marriages. READ MORE

4. 8. Protection of Undocumented Migrant Workers in the Establishment of ASEAN Instrument on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Arie Poluzzi; [2011]
   Keywords : migrant workers; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : ASEAN, as an intergovernmental organization in Southeast Asia, adopted ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers which contains obligation for both sending and receiving countries to provide protection and promotion the rights of migrant workers, including the undocumented migrant workers. The Declaration also mandates to establish an ASEAN legal instrument to ensure the guarantee of such protection of the rights of the migrants. READ MORE

5. 9. Marrying from 'Asia' to Singapore: gendered and ethnicized citizenship

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Tingting Chen; [2010]
   Keywords : Economic difficulties; the Nation; Reproduction; Foreign bride; Citizenship; Narrative; Discourse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is to look into media representation on issues that involve female marriage migrants, in particular, in relation to citizenship, in Singapore, one of the most popular destinations of marriage migration in Asia. Categorized and labeled as “foreign brides” in Singapore, these foreign-born women have long suffered from biased or one-dimensional representation in the local media, particularly, when the representation denotes to their citizenships. READ MORE

6. 10. Aliens and Labour Laws in East and Southeast Asia: Labour Rights of Low-skilled Migrant Workers in Singapore, South Korea and Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Yukari Hane; [2008]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law and International Labour Rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Japan has not officially accepted low-skilled foreign workers. Instead it has opened 'the backdoor' and accepted 'industrial trainees'. They are not given the status of workers and they are thus out of protections of labour laws. There have been many media report about abusive cases they suffered. READ MORE