Keiko Hirano

Specially appointed associate Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, 1-2, Hachiman-cho Hakodate Hokkaido, 040-8567, Japan; hirano.keiko@h.hokkyodai.ac.jp

When Working Abroad Becomes a “Dosa” (Sin)

As globalization has advanced, Indonesia has focused on following the lead of the Philippines as a sending country. In 2011, about 70% of Indonesian migrant workers, new hires, were women. Until then, “men were the breadwinners as the head of the household” (Indonesian Matrimonial Law, Article 1), but in these …

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