Focusing on the issues associated with migrating for work both in and from the Asian region, this book sheds light on the debate over migration and trafficking. With contributions from an international team of well-known scholars, the book sets labour migration firmly within the context of globalization, providing a focused, contemporary discussion of what is undoubtedly a major twenty-first century concern.

1. Introduction: Globalization and Migrant Workers in Asia Part 1: Globalization and Migration 2. Globalization and the Changing Management of Migrating Service Workers in the Asia Pacific 3. The Country and the Cities Part 2: Migrant Workers, Trafficking and the State 4. Lao Migrant Workers in Thailand 5. Positioning the Product: Indonesian Migrant Women Workers in Taiwan 6. Thai Workers in Hong Kong 7. Building Hong Kong: Nepalese Labour in the Construction Sector 8. Filipino Nightclub Hostesses in Hong Kong: Vulnerability to Trafficking and Other Human Rights Abuses 9. Migrant Workers in Macao: Labour and Globalization 10. Exploitation in Global Supply Chains: Burmese Migrant Workers in Mae Sot, Thailand Part 3: Issues in Policy-Making about Migrant Labour 11. Saving Pennies for the State. A New Role for Filipino Migrant Workers? 12. Trading Labour-Trading Rights: The Regional Dynamics of Rights Recognition for Migrant Workers in the Asia-Pacific