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Scripts of Servitude

- Language, Labor Migration and Transnational Domestic Work

About Scripts of Servitude

This book examines how language is a central resource in transforming migrant women into transnational domestic workers. Focusing on the migration of women from the Philippines to Singapore, it unpacks why and how language is embedded in the infrastructure of transnational labor migration that links migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781783098996
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • October 18, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 148x210x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 410 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Scripts of Servitude

This book examines how language is a central resource in transforming migrant women into transnational domestic workers. Focusing on the migration of women from the Philippines to Singapore, it unpacks why and how language is embedded in the infrastructure of transnational labor migration that links migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries.

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