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Permanent, temporary and cyclical migration due to trade, work, religion or cultural interchange has long been a part of Asian history. In pre-colonial times the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian and Philippine archipelagos have witnessed population movements via the sea, particularly by Arab and Chinese traders. Colonization intensified the movements and brought in a new dimension, that is, labor migration. Today, despite most destination countries’ stricter policies and border control, Asian labor migration goes on and is even undergoing rapid expansion and radical transformation due to globalization.
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Cruz, G.T. (2014). For Better or for Worse? Migrant Women Workers and ICTs. In: Brazal, A.M., Abraham, K. (eds) Feminist Cyberethics in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan’s Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137395863_7
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