title: Migration and employment in urban Southeast Asia:  examples from Indonesia and the Philippines.
abstract: "Migration and employment characteristics are compared for two intermediate-sized cities in Southeast Asia:  Cebu, the Philippines, and Medan, Indonesia.  Using samples of household interviews as a source of information, the basic characteristics of migrant heads of household in the two cities are examined.  In addition the nature of the employment and the search for employment are analyzed and contrasted."
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulack
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Leinbach
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007214:Indonesia; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Family And Household; Head Of Household; Households; Indonesia; Migrants; Migration; Philippines; Population; Population Dynamics; Rural-urban Migration; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southeastern Asia