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Debt, precarity and gender: male and female temporary labour migrants in Singapore

Maria PlattAsia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Grace BaeyAsia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Brenda S. A. YeohAsia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Theodora LamAsia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
Pages 119-136 | Received 14 Dec 2015, Accepted 26 Jul 2016, Published online: 29 Aug 2016

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