The article examines temporary extramarital cohabitation arrangements between low-wage Chinese female migrants and their male counterparts in Singapore, a phenomenon which is widely referred to by the migrants as becoming a "temporary couple" or "teaming up to have a life." In the simulated ...
1) Chinese migrant workers 中国劳务人员 1. From 1985 on,Chinese migrant workerswent to work in Singapore in the form of service. 尽管两国之间的劳务合作总体上发展顺利,但由于两国劳务制度不完善、市场不规范、劳务人员本身的弱势地位等原因,造成一部分中国劳务人员的利益受到损害。
they prefer to stay home and celebrate with other relatives. Traditions are still traditions. I think many people, especially those from my parents’ generation and migrant workers who live and work away from home, are still more likely to spend their holiday with family. That probably won...
and what enables parenting strategies to yield expected outcomes. Our analysis is based mainly on data collected from face-to-face interviews and participant observations in Chinese immigrant communities in Los Angeles and New York in the United States and in Singapore. We find that, despite diffe...
The 40 days around the festival is a huge peak travel period, when all migrant workers and students are on their way home, contributing to an amazing volume of 3 billion passengers! Remember: Avoid the Spring Festival Travel Rush; if unavoidable, keep away from train travel; if you can't...
Singapore Introduction This article analyses Chinese indentured labour in British Malaya between the 1910s and the 1930s. It focuses on the state of Kelantan, which was, from 1909, part of the Unfederated Malay States. In Kelantan Chinese workers were employed on contracts of indenture during the...
electricity and the internet has only just been provided. China has nearly 600 million people living in the rural areas and more than 200 million migrant workers, who live and work under conditions far below what is available to urban residents. Our estimate at the end of last year put the...
For migrant workers like Zhang Changfu, a native of Baise in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, the Spring Festival offers a rare opportunity for a family reunion. "I've been working away from home for 20 years, but I return home every Spring Festival," said Zhang, 41, who ...
with migrant workers and their children finding it challenging to settle down and adapt. Additionally, because of the long absences of migrants from their farm work in their place of origin, they struggle to make a living when they return to their hometown. This phenomenon has been described as...
The latter would provide the safety net of social welfare to millions of migrant workers, which in turn is likely to be a game changer in stimulating consumption. Other factors, such as an improvement in the employment outlook, would also encourage consumers to spend more. Regardless of the ...