Antoinette Vlieger

Biography

Law professor and sociologist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Books

Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: A Socio-legal Study on Conflicts
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 139,190. Language: English. Published: August 15, 2013 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Immigration & Emigration, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights
Fascinating study and inside account of the lives of maids and caregivers in the oil-rich Middle East, who become contractually bound to near-slavery by taking positions overseas. Dutch law professor Vlieger interviewed many maids, bosses, and job agencies to get to the truth. She places what she found into a theoretical frame of petropolitics. Accessible to everyone, with compelling stories.

Antoinette Vlieger's tag cloud

caregivers    djakarta    domestic    human rights    immigration    international law    law    maids    saudi arabia    uae