title: Migration of female construction labourers to Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
abstract: The author analyzes migration patterns and processes of female construction workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and considers the impact of this migration. "Interviews...reveal that the major goal of these female migrants, whose mobility and employment have traditionally been restricted, is to take responsibility in the struggle for livelihood.... Success of many migrations is linked with participation in construction work in the city. Employment in such activities is largely by women from male-headed households, indicating male support in the work, followed by females heading their own households."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006040:Goals; D006285:Health Planning; D006280:Health Workforce; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Goals; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Labor Migration--women; Migrants; Migration; Occupational Status; Organization And Administration; Planning; Population; Population Dynamics; Rural-urban Migration--women; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Women's Status