Migrant Workers in Asia : Distant Divides, Intimate Connections (Hardcover)

1. Introduction  Nicole Constable  2. On Sentimental Orientalists, Christian Zionists, and Working Class Cosmopolitans: Filipina Domestic Workers’ Journeys to Israel and Beyond  Claudia Liebelt  3. High in the Hierarchy, Rich in Diversity: Asian Domestic Workers, Their Networks, and Employers’ Preferences in Yemen  Marina de Regt  4. Of Maids and Madams: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers and Their Employers in Jordan  Elizabeth Frantz  5. Advocating for Sri Lankan Migrant Workers: Obstacles and Challenges  Michele R. Gamburd  6. Transcending the Border: Transnational Imperatives in Singapore’s Migrant Worker Rights Movement  Lenore Lyons  7. The Making of a Transnational Grassroots Migrant Movement: A Case Study of Hong Kong’s Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body  Hsiao-Chuan Hsia  8. Migrant Workers and the Many States of Protest in Hong Kong  Nicole Constable  9. Undocumented Indonesian Workers in Macau: The Human Outcome of Colluding Interests  Amy Sim and Vivienne Wee