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  • Title: Migration of female construction labourers to Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
    Author: Ahsan RM.
    Journal: Int J Popul Geogr; 1997 Mar; 3(1):49-61. PubMed ID: 12321149.
    Abstract:
    The author analyzes migration patterns and processes of female construction workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and considers the impact of this migration. "Interviews...reveal that the major goal of these female migrants, whose mobility and employment have traditionally been restricted, is to take responsibility in the struggle for livelihood.... Success of many migrations is linked with participation in construction work in the city. Employment in such activities is largely by women from male-headed households, indicating male support in the work, followed by females heading their own households."
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