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Gender Differences in Violence and Other Human Rights Abuses Among Migrant Workers on the Thailand–Myanmar Border
- Source :
- Violence Against Women. 25:945-967
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- We describe human rights violations against migrant workers at the Thailand–Myanmar border, and evaluate differences by gender and industry. This mixed methods study pairs key informant interviews ( n = 40) with a cross-sectional quantitative survey of migrant workers from Myanmar ( n = 589) recruited via respondent-driven sampling. Key informants described significant hazards during migration, including deception, theft, and physical and sexual abuse, the latter primarily for women. Quantitative results confirmed prevalent mistreatment and abuse, with significant gender differences, most notably women’s disproportionate burden of sexual abuse. Current evidence on the nature of experiences, and significant differences by gender, can position prevention and response programming.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject
Poison control
050109 social psychology
Gender-Based Violence
Myanmar
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
Gender Studies
Injury prevention
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Socioeconomics
Qualitative Research
Sex work
media_common
Transients and Migrants
Human rights
050901 criminology
05 social sciences
Human factors and ergonomics
Middle Aged
Thailand
Human Rights Abuses
Sexual abuse
Female
0509 other social sciences
Psychology
Law
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15528448 and 10778012
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Violence Against Women
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....29035f2dd979fe940e80bacc4a3a3fba