Rural women of Thailand: from peasant girls to Bangkok masseuses

Pasuk Phongpaichit.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on internal migration of peasant girls (rural women) to the urban area of Bangkok, Thailand and their eventual employment as masseuses (prostitution) - analyses background, social role and occupation of village girls, and describes how their urban income level and capital remittances significantly affect remaining family economic conditions, and describes migrating circumstances of individual girls. Map and references.

Keywords: internal migration; girl; rural women; urban area; employment; prostitution; social role; occupation; village; income; capital.; family.; economic conditions; migration interne; jeune fille; femmes rurales; zone urbaine; emploi; prostitution; migración interna; niña; mujeres rurales; zona urbana; empleo; prostitución; rôle social; profession; village; revenu; capital; famille; conditions économiques; papel social; ocupación; pueblo; ingreso; capital; familia; condiciones económicas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 151 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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